清华水平I英语测试样卷
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Part I Listening Comprehension 说明：共计50分1. Listen and circle.听录音，将听到的词圈起来，每题听两遍。
(每题1分，共计10分) Example: cat dog pig Y ou ’ll hear: dog Answer: dog1) grade class school 2) math music drawing 3) eraser pencil ruler 4) breadmeat vegetable5) kite park computer 6) writerteacher astronaut7) socks lamp bookshelf 8) springautumn summer9) Sunny windy foggy 10) notebook pen pencil box2. Listen and number.听录音，给下列图片排序，每题听两遍。
(每题2分，共计10分)（ ） （ ） （ ） （ ） （ ）3. Listen and tick (√ ).听录音，在你听到的单词下画√ , 每题听两遍。
(每题2分，共计20分) Example: cat pat mat Y ou ’ll hear: cat Answer: cat1) blue clap flag 2) brickcrab drink 3) smoke snow spider 4) skirt stair sleep 5) whitephoto wrong 6) glue plus slip 7)froggrapes train8) star swim square 9) shipchair thumb10) hand king tent4. Listen and tick (√ ) or cross (×).听录音，判断图片对错，对的图画(√ )，错的图画（×），每题听两遍。
清华大学英语水平考试试题汇总
综合练习（历次水平II试题精选）Part One Listening ComprehensionSection IDirections: In this section you will hear two students, Frank and Theresa, disc ussing a survey they have to write as an assignment. Listen to the conversation and complete the notes below which what you hear.Notes about Frank’s survey:Topic: ________________________________Typical examples of violent programs: _________________________________________ _____People’s suggestions: ________________________________________________________ ____Pe ople’s reactions to violence on news broadcast: ____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________A possible problem with this survey: ________________________________________________The advantage of the survey: __________________________________________________ _____Section TwoDirections: In this section you will listen to some news program. Below are the summaries of the news items. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing w ords to complete the new summaries.1.An orangutan stopped the traffic outside _________ . It took a keep from the zoo ________ minutes to get downtown because of the traffic. The animal showed no interest in ________ but responded when the keeper ________ to it. It held the keeper’s _______ as they got into the car.2. A new method for teaching singing has been developed. Most singers are unawareof how they ______________________. By wearing a ______________ over your head while you sing, you can hear your voice the way _____________ hear you. This ca n help you _________ your singing.3.This year there are _______ contestants in the Sunset Beaches and castle ________--aged from 8 to ____ . The two favorites are Greg Wallace (who has won three times before), with his _______ castle, and newcomer David Bradley, with his S tar Wars __________.Section ThreeIn this section, you hear four telephone messages. What is each message about?When you hear each message, you should write in English the main information. S ome callers’ names are: Alberto, Janine Ellis, and Jim Saunders. You will hear the recording only once.Telephone message 1: _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________.Telephone message 2: _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________.Telephone message 3: _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________Telephone message 4:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Part Two TranslationDirections:Read the following passage carefully and translate it into Chinese.Write your translation clearly in the spaces provided below.What’s in a name?For thousands of years, humanity has classified the living thins of this world in much the same fashion; by their appearance. If it looks like a duck, walks a nd quacks like a duck, then it is a duck. But tackling millions of species in t his way has proven to be a recipe for confusion. As scientists have found to th eir cost, what looks like a duck may in fact be a goose.More recently, genetic techniques have been applied, particularly for distingui shing the more difficult-to-identity species such as viruses and bacteria by co mparing pieces of DNA. Might this approach be more generally applicable? Paul H ebert and his colleagues in Canada think it might be. Just as barcodes and the “universal product code” numbering scheme uniquely identify different items a t a supermarket checkout, they suggest that some stretches of DNA could perform a similar function in living things. In a paper just published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, they discuss how long such a genetic barcode needs to b e, and where it might be found.A universal product code found on the high street consists of a string of 11 di gits, each of which is one of ten numerals, providing 100 billion unique combin ations. Genetic material, however, uses a quaternary, rather than a denary, cod ing system. In theory, it would only be necessary to sample 15 of those letters to create one billion unique codes.In practice, however, the characteristics of DNA mean that 15 letters are not e nough. Unlike the arbitrary numbers of a universal product code, the letters of DNA are not random, because they code for something that a biological meaning.Part Three WritingDirections: Boshi Electronic (China) Co., Ltd. is planning to recruit an assis tant to the general manager. Read the job description and qualification and wri te to this company to recommend yourself as a candidate. Your letter of applica tion should not be less than 300 words.Some topics for Speaking TestOpening Questions1. Do you like music? What kind of music do you listen to these days? Why do y ou like this particular music?2. Do you like sports? What kind of games do you often play? Why do you like t hat game?3. Suppose you have won $100,000 ina lottery. What would you do with this mone y?4.Why do you choose Tsinghua to do your graduate program? What are the most i mportant factors in choosing a school?5.What kind of job do you plan to take upon graduation? Why?6. How much time do you spend learning about the news everyday? How do you lea rn about the news, by watching TV or reading newspaper？Talk about one piece of the latest new that impressed you a great deal.7. In the development of human society, many kinds of inventions have greatly benefited our lives. Could you give us some examples? What do you think are the top important inventions in the past 50 years?8. In everyone’s life, he may experience many good and bad events. Please tel l me some past events which made you feel good or bad.9. Do you use e-mail or the Internet? What do you use them for?II. Role plays or debate1. As the job-hunting season is approaching, many graduates have to decide whe ther to remain in Beijing and seek a job here (though it is not very easy to hu nt a good job) or go to small cities to have an easy life.Student A:It’s not advisable choice for us to work in Beijing, for the lif e in Beijing won’t be easy.Student B:I will try every effort to remain here to have a further develop an d enjoy the exciting life here.2. As the industry develops more rapidly in these years, people in China become much more concerning about the environmental protection.Student A：I appeal to the government to postpone or stop some of the current p rojects, and punish the ones who are polluting our city. Industrialization brin gs us nothing but the stink of money and a dirty sky. We should not develop our industry intensely. The industrialization should be slowed down at once, or w e’ll get punishedStudent B:We shouldn’t reduce our production under any circumstance. I don’t mean to be unconventional. But I do prefer industrial development to environm ental protection. More exactly, industrialization can be the motivation and als o the supporter of environment protection, which may be the contrary to normal consideration.3. Deputies from the National People's Congress, as well as members of the Chi nese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposed changes to the holida ys at this year's congress. They called for shortened Labor Day and National Da y holidays, and the addition of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Tomb Sweeping D ay.Student A：I’m strongly agree to the change of the holidays, the golden week h as lots of disadvantages.Student B：I don’t think the golden week holiday should be abrogated, because people have been used to it. People need it.4. Our country has stepped into the aging society (people who are 65 or older have taken up 14%).Who will take care of the very old and disable old? Where co uld they spend the last few years in their life?Student A：The nursing home is the only way to solve the problem.Student B：I can’t agree. Those who l ive in the nursing home are not as happy as those who live with their family.5. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? Work with your partner and di scuss the disaster(s) that you experienced or heard of.6. Student A：All the Chinese should join in the "Rejecting the Japanese Goods" side, because the Japanese have done too many things hurting our feelings. Student B："Rejecting the Japanese Goods" is not necessary. The Japanese goods,such as the Japanese notebook PCs, the Japanese cars and so on, are better and cheaper than ours.7. Student A：English language is tool—we learn it for we’re going to use it. So the four skills of English are very important. We attend the English Class for improving our English Skills.Student B：We attend the English class because the charm of a foreign culture o ften attracts us strongly. That is the very foundation stone of the interest of learning a foreign language. Furthermore, only by mastering the foreign lang uage can one attain the charm of a culture.8.Class discussion has become a common activity in our classroom nowadays. M any teachers use this activity to involve students in the class learning.Student A: It's a waste of time to listen to other students who are as ignor ant as us to talk nonsense; we prefer to listen to teachers.Student B：Class discussion can get students more involved in class learning an d can give us a chance to share what we know about the subjects.9. Nowadays internet has penetrated into every aspect of out daily life. A lot of people have ever tried to buy something from the internet.Student A: Shopping on internet is very convenient.Student B: I love the traditional shopping method.10. Student A: I worry about the future of human beings. We are facing so ma ny problems in the development.Student B:I do believe that our children will have a better life.A: Computer games are the best way to kill time and can people can learn a lot from playing it.B: Computer games do more harm than good to young people.11. A and B are two classmates who have never met after they graduated from the university 5 years ago. Now they meet at the classmates’ reunion party? What would you say? Role play the two old classmates.12. Did you have to adhere to a dress code or wear a uniform when you went sch ool? How did you feel about it then? How do you feel about it now? Work in pair s to discuss the topic.13. Role Play: Where are you from? You and your partner may come from differen t regions inChina. Compare the lifestyles in each of your hometown by discussio n what is hot (popular) and what is not in the city or town.14.Role Play: Tell each other a past event which made you feel good or bad .A embarrassed situation, un unforgettable school event, a happy reunion, or mee ting a famous person).15. What qualities do heroes in movies and TV shows in your country have? Who are some of your own personal heroes? Why do you admire and respect these peopl e? Tell each other you heroes you respect.16. Nowadays, more and more parents choose to educate primary school children at home instead of sending them to school to get public education. How do you t hink about it?A: strongly agree to it. B: strongly against it.17. Should the University Campus be open to tourist?A: strongly agree to it. B: strongly against it.about the marriage of the college students.A: strongly agree to it. B: strongly against it.do you think the Clone technology?A: It’s a breakthrough of the biological engineer.B: Human cloning would cause a lot of problems.写作题型与篇章结构写作从命题语言形式上可以分为三类：1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People are never sa tisfied with what they have. They always want something more or something diffe rent. Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position.该题型的篇章结构：第一段：引言（表明观点：支持/反对）第二段：支持/反对理由一第三段：支持/反对理由二（第四段：支持/反对理由三）第五段：结论（归纳或重申观点）2. Some schools encourage their students to take part in team sports, such as football, baseball, and basketball. Other schools place greater emphasis on s uch individual sports as tennis, running, and swimming. Which type of sports program would you recommend for teenagers? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.该题型的篇章结构：（1）第一段：引言（用自己的语言解释命题，肯定两种观点的合理性）第二段：第一种观点的合理性第三段：第二种观点的合理性第四段：结论（自己的观点及两至三条理由或倾向于折中的观点）（2）第一段：引言（略提及自己反对的观点的合理性，转折后，明确表明自己支持的观点）第二段：自己支持的观点论据一第三段：自己支持的观点论据二（第四段：自己支持的观点论据三）第五段：结论（重申自己的观点）3. Inventions such as eyeglasses and the sewing machine have had an important e ffect on your lives. Choose another invention that you think is important. G ive specific reasons for your choice.该题型的篇章结构：第一段：引言（明确话题）第二段：讨论话题第一方面第三段：讨论话题第二方面（第四段：讨论话题第三方面）第五段：结论（总结前面提到的几个方面）范文1：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has helped im prove standards of education. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.I disagree that television has helped improved standards of education for a num ber of reasons. The first and probably the most important reason is the program ming. Around the world it is movies, sit-com, soap operas, pop music and talk s hows which dominate TV screens. There may be nothing wrong with these, and they are certainly popular with audiences, but the content of these programs has no t helped to make people better educated.Typical television programs have also had a bad effect on viewers? Attention sp an, that is, on how long they can concentrate. Most TV programs do not require much concentration and young viewers, especially, get used to this. Education, on the other hand, does require concentration and young people find this increa singly difficult.Another characteristic of television is that it encourages a passive attitude i n viewers instead of an active one. Most popular TV programs encourage an uncri tical response, but education requires you to think about what is presented to you, to react to it and in some way to make use of it. In addition, passive TV-watching has often taken the place of more active pursuits such as reading, music, playing board games and conversation, all of which are more educational tha n a typical evening of TV.Finally, it seems to be true that television makes it difficult for viewers, es pecially young ones, to distinguish properly between fact and fiction. This con fusion, which is really another kind of uncritical response, again works agains t educational principles.Television has done many good things. It entertains lonely, old and sick people; it certainly helps countries’ economies by selling products, and can be very informative by bringing news from around the locality, the country and the worl d into peoples’ homes. However, by making people passive and uncritical, telev ision has a negative effect on education.范文2：There have been many arguments in recent years whether nuclear energy should be used to generate electricity. Do you think nuclear energy should or should not be used for this purpose in your country? Which side do you agree with? Use sp ecific reasons and examples to support your answer.Before giving my opinion, I think it is important to look at the arguments on b oth sides. People who support using nuclear energy to produce electricity usual ly give some or all of the following reasons. The first argument is that it is potentially cheaper than any other way. The second is that other ways of produc ing electricity require nonrenewable resources, such as coal and oil, and one d ay these will be used up. This, they say, is not the case if we use nuclear ene rgy. The third reason is more of a political one: some countries do not have th e raw materials, such as coal, oil or water, which are needed to generate elect ricity and so they have to depend too much on other countries.People who attack using nuclear energy for generating electricity generally say that it is too dangerous, both now and in the future. They point to severe nuc lear accidents, such as Chernobyl, and some others in the United States, and sa y that the effects are so bad that the risk of an accident, even if the risk is very small, is not worthwhile. They also often say that there will be problems in the future of how to store the dangerous waste from old nuclear power stati ons, which can be deadly for thousands of years.As far as my own country is concerned, I believe there are two main reasons why it should not try to use nuclear energy at this time. Firstly, we have plenty of oil and hydroelectric energy from which to generate electricity. Secondly, i f countries like the United States and Russia can suffer nuclear accidents, it would be very difficult to guarantee safety in my country. Furthermore, we have many better and more urgent things to do with the money.常用词语与表达法1. Introductory:generally speaking, generally, as a general rule, comparativ ely speaking, comparatively, in general, in a sense, in one sense, in a way, to some extent, to a certain degree, in my opinion, in my view, to my mind, as fo r me, as far as I am concerned, on a personal level, at an individual level, fr om a (personal and psychological) perspective, in some cases, in some respects, on a larger scale, at a local level, to take the idea further, to take the abo ve point to an extreme, putting the discussion in a wider context, following th e same line of…, traditionally, unfortunately, obviously, undoubtedly, practic ally speaking, simplistically speaking, economically speaking, financially spea king, in terms of, at the risk of sounding too cold, in a slightly cold calcula tion, at the risk of sounding too direct.2. Comparison: similarly, likewise, in the same way, equally important, like, both…and…, the same as, (have…) in common, in a not dissimilar way3. Contrast: on the contrary, on the one hand, on the other hand, otherwise, unlike, in sharp contrast, whereas, rather than, conversely, instead, by contra st4. Exemplification:for example, for instance, as an example, as a case in p oint, as an illustration, such as, namely, that is, like, say5. Enumeraion: first, second, in the first place, initially, first of all, to begin with, to start with, first and foremost, in the second place, next, also, besides, furthermore, moreover, in addition, what is more, beyond that, for on e thing, for another, finally, supremely, eventually6.Cause:because…, because of, as, since, for, owing to, due to, on account of, as a result of7. Concession:although, nevertheless, however, but, yet, admittedly, it is t rue… but, in spite of, even though, granted that…, at the very worse8. Emphasis:chiefly, especially, indeed, in fact, certainly, particularly, t o be sure, actually, above all, surely, most important of all, even worse, no d oubt, needless to say, more often than not9. Result:thus, so, consequently, hence, therefore, accordingly, as a result, for this reason, as a consequence, on that account, it follows that…10. Summary:in conclusion, in short, in brief, in summary, on the whole, fin ally, to sum up, to conclude, in a word常用句型Argumentation1、The idea of… is not without advantages.2、Nonetheless, pound for pound, I reckon that… is more advantageous.3、My view is that……4、 Likewise, common sense tells us t hat……5、Many people would claim that……6、I also see a more serous reason for preferring to ……7、 A, by contrast, is blessed with advantages.8、Another reason why I would usually prefer to …… is that ……9、I can see that many of the advantages of …… seem obvious.10、What is also worth noticing is that……11、It might also be noted that……12、If we turn our attention to ……，we see that……13、There is no evidence to suggest that……14、The chief strength of …… is ……15、 A fu rther reason why I advocate an attitude of …… is that ……Exemplification1.I can think of no better illustration of the idea than the example of ……2.I can think of no better illustration of the view than the fact of ……3.Numerous other examples might be given easily, but these will suffice.4.we may cite a single example of ……5.history presents many examples of ……6.The situation is not rare, it is one of many examples I have encountered.7.one very amusing example of this is ……Conclusion1.From what has been discus sed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that ……2.Taking into account all these factors, we may safely reach the conclusion that……3.Judging from all the evidence offered, we may safely come to the conclusion that ……4.All the evidence supports an unmistak able conclusion that ……5.All the analysis justifies an unshakable view that ……6.All the evidence confirms a sound idea that ……7.Personal experience leads me to the conclusion that ……8.I agree with the above statement because it seems to me that ……9.Above all, I have supported the statement that it is better to …… because……10.To be fair, I must own up the advantage that ……, but I firmly believe that……听力模拟题一Question 1-4Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.Question 5-10Complete the table below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.Question 11-13Complete the sentences below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE11 Riverside Village was a good place to start an industry because it had wat er raw materials and fuels such as and .12 The metal industry was established at Riverside Village by who lived in the area.13 There were over water-powered mills in the area in the eighteenth century.Question 14-23Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.听力模拟题一——答案和听力原文Answer Key1shopping/ variety of shopping2guided tours3more than 12/ over 124notice board513th February6Tower of London7Bristol8American Museum9student newspaper10Yentob11coalfirewood12local craftsmen1316014cities/ environment15windy16humid17shady/ shaded18dangerous19leaves20ground21 considerably reduce/ decrease/ filter 22low23space/ roomAudio ScriptsQuestion 1-4MAN: Good morning.WOMAN:Good morning. How can I help you?MAN: I understand t hat the school organizes…umm, trips to different…WOMAN:Yes, we run five every month(example): three during weekends and two Wednesday afternoon trips.MAN: What sort of places?WOMAN:Well, obviously it varies, but always places of historical interest and also which offer a variety of shopping(Q1), because our students always ask about that…and then we go for ones there we know there are guided tours(Q2), because this gives a good focus for the visit.MAN: Do you travel far?WOMAN:Well, we’re lucky here, obviously, because we’re able to say that all our visits are less than three hours drive.MAN: How much do they cost?WOMAN:Again it varies-between five and fifteen pounds a head, depending on di stance.MAN: Ah ha…WOMAN:Oh, and we do offer to arrange special trips if, you know, there are m ore than twelve(Q3)people.MAN: Oh right, I’ll keep that in mind. And what are the times normally?WOMAN:We try to keep it pretty fixed so that, that students get to know the p attern. We leave at eight-thirty . and return at six . We figure it’s best to keep the day fairly short.MAN: Oh yes. And how do we reserve a place?WOMAN:You sign your name on the notice board(Q4). Do you know where it is? MAN: Ah ha. I saw it this morning.WOMAN: And we d o ask that you sign up three days in advance so we know we’ve got enough people interested to run it, and we can cancel if necessary, with fu ll refund of course.MAN: That’s fine, thanks.Question 5-10MAN: And what visits are planned for this term?WOMAN:Right, well I’m afraid the schedule hasn’t been printed out yet, but we have confirmed the dates and planed the optional extra visits which you can also book in advance if you want to.MAN:Oh that’s all right. If you can just give some idea of the weekend ones so I can, you know, work out when to see friends, etcetera.WOMAN:Oh sure. Well, the first one is St Ives. That’s on the thirteenth of February(Q5)and we’ll have only sixteen places available ’cos we’re going by minibus. And that’s a day in town with the optional extra of visiting the H epworth Museum.MAN:Oh right…yeah…that sounds good.WOMAN:Then there’s a London trip on the sixteenth of February and we’ll be taking a medium-sized coach so there’ll be forty-five places on th at, and, let’s see, the optional extra is the Tower of London(Q6).MAN:Oh, I’ve already been there.WOMAN:After that there’s Bristol(Q7)on the third of March.MAN: Where?WOMAN:Bristol…B-R-I-S-T-O-L.MAN:OK….WOMAN:That’s in a different mini bus with eighteen places available, oh, and the optional extra is a visit to the . Greet Britain.MAN:OK…WOMAN:We’re going to Salisbury on the eighteenth of March and that’s always a popular one because the optional extra is Stonehenge, so we’re taki ng the la rge coach with fifty seats…MAN: Oh good.WOMAN:And then the last one is to Bath on the twenty-third of March.MAN: Oh yes. Is Bath the Roman city?WOMAN: Yes, that’s right, and that’s in the sixteen-seater minibus.MAN: And where’s the optional visit?WOMAN:It’s to the American Museum(Q8)- well worth a visit.MAN:OK, well that’s great, thanks for all that…WOMAN: My pleasure. By the way, if you want more information about any of the trips, have a look in the student newspaper(Q9).MAN: OK.WOMAN: Or, have a word with my assistant; her name is Jane Yentob(Q10) - th at’s Y-E-N-T-O-B.MAN: Right, I’ve got that. Thank you very much for all your help.WOMAN:You’re very welcome. I hope you enjoy the trips.Question 11-13Good afternoon everybody and welcome to Riverside Industrial Village. To start your visit I’m just going to give you a brief account of the history of the mu seum before letting you roam about on your own. I won’t keep you long. OK?Now, from where we’re standing you’ve got a good view of the river over th ere. And it was because of this fast-flowing water that this site was a natural place for manufacturing works. The water and the availability of raw materials in the area, like minerals and iron ore, and also the abundance of local fuels, like coal and firewood(Q11), all made this site suitable for industry from a very early time.Water was the main source of power for the early industries and some of the water wheels were first established in the twelfth century, would you believe? At that time, local craftsmen(Q12)first built an iron forge just behind the village here on the bend in the river. By the seventeenth and eighteenth centu ries the regions rivers supported more than a hundred and sixty(Q13)water m ills-and many of these continued operate well into the nineteenth century. But then the steam engine was invented and then the railways came and the centers o f industry were able to move away from the rivers and the countryside and into the towns. So, industrial villages like this one became very rare.So that’s the history for you. If you’d like any more information, you can ask me some questions, or you can read further in our excellent guide book.Question 14-23Good day, ladies and gentlemen. I have been asked today to talk to you about th e urban landscape. There are two major areas that I will focus on in my talk: h ow vegetation can have a significant effect on urban climate, and how we can be tter plan our cities using trees to provide a more comfortable environment(Q1 4)for us to live in.。
2020年清华中学高三英语一模试卷及参考答案
2020年清华中学高三英语一模试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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AThe Middlerby Kirsty ApplebaumEleven-year-old Maggie lives in Fennis Wick, enclosed and protected from the outside world. Her brother Jed is the eldest, a hero. Her younger brother is Trig—everyone loves Trig. But Maggie's just a middler；she is left behind. In this book, we experience the sadness of being the forgotten middle child, the child with no voice, even in her own family.Dennis in Jurassic Barkby Nigel AuchterlounieBeanotown is in trouble again, and this time the danger is Jurassic! Dennis，latest adventure is filled with fun, including Vikings, Victorians and soon, along with puzzles for you to finish. Can you help Dennis save Beanotown from the prehistoric invasion?Little Book for Big Changesby Karen Ng and Kirsten LiepmannIncluding more than 100 activities, try-outs, games, puzzles and tips,Little Book for Big Changesoffers fun and creative ways to bring people together to help change the world. Understand more about big problems in the world such as inequality and climate change, and be empowered to help make the world a better place.The Saga of Erik the Vikingby Terry JonesIn this illustrated story, Erik the Viking sets out with his trusty team of men in search of the land where the Sun goes at night. On his journey, he will meet adventures that will put his courage to the test.1. Who told a story about an unseen child in a family?A. Terry Jones.B. Kirsty Applebaum.C. Nigel Auchterlounie.D. Karen Ng and Kirsten Liepmann.2. Which book is proper for kids who love prehistoric-related stories?A.The Middler.B.Little Book for Big Changes.C.Dennis in Jurassic Bark.D.The Saga of Erik the Viking.3. What is special aboutLittle Book for Big Changes"!A. It is about two people.B. It is an adventure book.C. It has picturesinside to help kids read.D. It teaches kids to care for the world.BThe Nez Perce Indians are a tribe that lived in the Pacific Northwest of theUnited States. At the time of the Lewis and Clark expedition (探险队) , which was one of the first journeys by Americans from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast and back again, the Nez Perce territory (领土) covered about 17 million acres, covering parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Butthat was a brief sweet history.In September 1805, when Lewis and Clark came off theRockieson their westward journey, the entire exploring party was hungry and ill -- too weak to defend themselves.Had the Nez Perce chosen to attack them, they could have put an end to the Lewis and Clark expedition there on the banks ofClearwater River. Instead the Nez Perce welcomed the white Americans and looked after them until they made a full recovery. Thus began a long friendship between the Nez Perce and white Americans. But white men’s greed for land and gold finally broke the friendship.In 1855 Governor Isaac Stevens ofWashingtonTerritoryinvited the Nez Perce to a peace conference. He said there were a great many white people in the country, and many more would come. But the Chief of the tribe at that time, Old Joseph, replied, “Take away your paper. I will not touch it with my hand.”Things were quiet for a while after that, but not for long. When Old Joseph died, the chiefship was passed onto Young Joseph. In the late 1870s, government officials came to order the Nez Perce to leave theWallowaValleyand then began hard battles between the Nez Perce and the white soldiers. After the tribe had fought thirteen battles and moved 1,600 miles to-wards Canada in an attempt to retreat(撤退) north, Young Joseph, gave in to the United States Army. Here was his famous statement, “Hear me my chiefs. I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.”In 1885, Chief Joseph was sent along with manyof his band to the Colville Reservation inWashingtonwhere Joseph continued to lead his band for another 25 years, at times coming into conflict with the leaders of 11 other tribes living on the reservation.(保留地，居留地)4. What isTRUEabout the Lewis andClark expedition?A. They were well cared for by the Nez Perce.B. They ended their expedition on the banks ofClearwater River.C. They started the first battle with the Nez Perce.D. They were the first Americans to travel from theAtlanticto the Pacific.5. What ended the friendship between the Nez Perce and the Whites?A. Old Joseph’s proud mannerB. White men’s increasing demand for land and goldC. A growing number of white men in the landD The breakdown of the peace talk6. Young Joseph gave in at last because ________.A. he grew olderB. he was terribly illC. he hated the warD. he lost other chiefs’ support7. The passage might be followed by a paragraph about ________.A. the customs and traditions of the Nez Perce IndiansB. the last years of Chief Joseph in the Colville ReservationC. lasting fights between the Nez Perce and the whitesD. constant conflicts between the Nez Perce and other tribesCWhat do you think of 80s pop music? Do the names George Michael, Madonna and Michael Jackson sound familiar? Well, these are just some of the names that were well-known in the music scene of the 80s and early 90s. The 80s pop musicscene was an important step to the popularity (普及) of present-day music. A new wave in the music scene was introduced, which made such music styles as punk rock, rap music and the MTV popular. Although it was an end to the old 60s and 70s styles, it was also the beginning of something big. The popularity of music videos meant that artists now replaced their guitar-based music with visual displays. A new wave of artists came on the scene and the entire industry developed quickly.The most famous 80s pop music video is Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Introduced in 1982, few people can forget the video not only because of its never-be-foreseen images, but also because of the popularity it received. Think of how 80s pop music changed the lives of people who grew up in the 80s. Ask a young man today to tell you the names of the “New Kids on the Block” and he will start talking about the neighbor kids who just moved in. These are not the answers you might have heard in the 80s. Though today’s young men do not recognize how cool 80s pop music was, most people will always remember it for what it was and these are happy memories they will always love.Some of the 80s pop music legends (传奇人物) include Madonna, U2, AeroSmith and of course the King of Pop Michael Jackson. Let’s not forget Prince, Tina Turner, Phil Collins and Motown’s Lionel Ritchie. Some of these musicians played music that has stood the test of time. Undoubtedly, the 80s pop music scene will live on for many more years to come.8. What is the text mainly about?A. The characters of 80s pop music.B. What made 80s pop music popular.C. 80s pop music’s steps to popularity.D. The effects of 80s pop music.9. 80s pop music mainly includes the following styles EXCEPT ________.A. guitar-based musicB. the MTVC. rap musicD. punk rock10. Michael Jackson’s Thriller impressed people so deeply mainly because ________.A. it changed the lives of peopleB. he sang it in a special styleC. it was made into a music videoD. it left people with happy memories11. The purpose of the last paragraph is to tell readers that ________.A. 80s pop music is and will remain popularB. 80s pop music has many faultsC. 80s pop music is now out of dateD. we shouldn’t forget the great musicians of the 80sDSlowing down was the last thing on Elaine Schaefer's mind when she turned 70 last year. She'd enjoyed an ambitious travel schedule for the previous decade. She didn't feel too old to travel.Yet many people are asking that slightly embarrassing question: Can you be too old to travel? The travel industry has already responded. Try renting a car inEurope, for example. InCroatia, Schaefer wouldn't be able to this year, because the maximum age is 70. Insurance companies require higher rates; tour operators limit certain activities. That feels like a " no" for many travelers.Definitely some folks should think twice before traveling, but not only based on their age. It's their level of fitness, says Kirsten Veldman, a former tour guide who now edits a retirement blog. She recalls a 93-year-old who was disabled and traveling alone on aCaribbeantour. "You can't expect to ask a tour leader to be there for you 24/7 for medical care. " she says. "Tour guides don't have the time, skills, and knowledge for it. So, in this case, my advice is: he shouldn't have traveled with us in this situation. "But some tour operators serve older travelers. For example, Grand Circle Travel started in 1958 to serve senior members. “We have travelers into their 80s and even 90s. Some travel as a couple and some alone,” says company spokeswoman Ann Shannon. “We have no age limit.”If you ask travel experts, they'll tell you that age is just a number. It's a question of physical, and to a certain extent, mental ability. "Many of our travelers are retired, focused on keeping their good health, and are experienced travelers who have a good idea of what to expect, "says Sara Baer-Sinnott, president of Oldways, a food and nutrition nonprofit that operates tours. "Someone in their 40's may struggle more than someone in their 80s. "12. What is expected if Schaefer travels inCroatiathis year?A. She can rent a car to go around.B. She has to pay more insurance fees.C. She can join in all kinds of activities.D. She will receive 24/7 medical care.13. What caused Veldman to disapprove of the 93-year-old's traveling?A. His old age.B. His lack of money.C. His poor health.D. His in sociable personality.14. What do we know about Grand Circle Travel?A. It is a non-profit traveling organization.B. It offers service to a wide range of travelers.C. It has a history of more than seven decades.D. Its main customers are senior travelers.15. What is the authors altitude towards traveling old?A. Opposed.B. Supportive.C. Tolerant.D. Objective.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2024届北京市清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试1月测试英语试卷
2024届北京市清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试1月测试英语试卷一、阅读理解From hawk hikes to private sleepovers at the zoo, there is a great selection of animal-related experiences available to groups. Here are some top options to get closer to various wonderful wildlife.Chester ZooThe newest attractions here are the Madagascar Lemur Walkthrough experience, which gives visitors the opportunity to walk alongside ring-tailed and red-ruffed lemurs, and the interactive American Wetland Aviary, which is home to birds like scarlet ibises and flamingos. Group rates are available for parties of 15 or more and there are various catering options, including sit-down meals at the restaurant at the heart of the zoo.ZSL Whipsnade ZooUntil September 2022, it is offering groups of up to 60 the opportunity to experience a private Nature Night, on which they’ll get to explore the zoo privately after the public has left, take part in activities like quizzes, camp overnight, and get up early for a private tour along the green trail before it reopens to the public again.West Midland Safari ParkThe latest attraction at the park is the new African Walking Trail. Opened in May, the trail features three viewpoints that allow visitors to see the park’s African animals on foot. There’s also a four-mile drive-through safari area with red panda, penguin and lorikeet areas. Groups of ten plus, arriving in the same vehicle, can save more than 40%.Knowsley Safari ParkThe five-mile safari drive through the site takes you past free-roaming lions, rhinos and more than 100cheeky baboons. There’s a foot safari area, where the highlight is the Amur Tiger Trail with transparent walled viewing areas where you can get nose-to-nose with 450-pound tigers. Groups of 15 people and more, arriving in one vehicle, qualify for special ticket rates.1．Who is the passage intended for?A．Animal-loving students.B．Forest hiking fans.C．Group tour organizers.D．Wildlife preservationists.2．Visitors can experience private tours in ________.A．Chester ZooB．ZSL Whipsnade ZooC．West Midland Safari ParkD．Knowsley Safari Park3．From the passage, we know that ________.A．delicious meals are offered to tourists in the four parksB．private tours are available in the four parksC．all the parks can provide driving-through servicesD．visitors can have access to walking trails in the four parksScientists regularly make vital new discoveries, but few can claim to have invented an entirely new field of science. Chemist Carolyn Bertozzi is one of them. Her discovery of biorthogonal chemistry (生物正交化学) in 2003 created a brand-new discipline of scientific investigation, which has enabled countless advances in medical science and led to a far greater understanding of biology at a molecular (分子的) level. On October 5, Bertozzi was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, jointly with two other professors. She is also the only woman to be awarded a Nobel Prize in science this year, after an all-male line-up in 2021.Bertozzi was the middle daughter of an MIT physics professor and a secretary. Few predicted that Bertozzi would be the most famous person in the family. While her academic performance was not bad in high school, she was fond of playing soccer. She end ed up being admitted to Harvard University. Despite her talent in soccer, she found it too time-consuming and quit the sport to devote herself to academics.But before becoming a rock star scientist, Bertozzi almost became an actual rock star. When she started at Harvard, she was tempted to major in music. That idea was “unpopular” with her parents, and she was timid about defying them. Instead, she chose the premed (医学预科的) trackthat included classes in math and sciences, and declared herself a biology major at the end of her first year of college.Her interest in music did not completely fall by the wayside, however. Bertozzi played keyboards and sang backup vocals for a hair metal band. Bertozzi, however, did not play with the band for long. Once the band’s practices and performances conflicted with her labs and classes, there was only one outcome.Plus, she’d soon have organic chemistry to think about a course which is infamous for weeding out pre-meds. Without any clear career ambitions up to that point, Bertozzi had been thinking about possibly becoming a doctor when, in her sophomore year (大二学年), she suddenly fell so head over heels in love with her chemistry course that she couldn’t tear herself away from her textbooks long enough to go out on Saturday nights. A torture to many was pure pleasure for her. Bertozzi changed her major from biology to chemistry a year later.Bertozzi has sometimes joked about her having missed out on her chance to follow Morello to LosAngeles. “I didn’t get on that bus, and my playing is now limited to ‘The Wheel's on the Bus Go Round,’ I’m waiting for my sons to get old enough to appreciate 1980s heavy metal!”4．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A．Bertozzi is one of those scientists who made significant new discoveries.B．Bertozzi was the only female to win a Nobel Prize in science in 2021.C．Bertozzi played keyboards and sang backup vocals throughout her college years.D．Bertozzi initially planned to become a doctor.5．The underlined word in Para. 3 means ________.A．tell B．disobey C．approach D．threaten6．The organic chemistry course Bertozzi took was known to be ________.A．easy and enjoyableB．difficult to pass for pre-med studentsC．popular among hair metal band playersD．a required course for all college students7．What kind of person do you think Carolyn Bertozzi is?A．Brave and sympathetic.B．Athletic and critical.C．Humble and passionate.D．Talented and creative.Willie Sutton, a once celebrated American criminal, was partly famous for saying he robbed banks because “that’s where the money is.” Actually, museums are where the money is. In a single gallery there can be paintings worth more, taken together, than a whole fleet of jets. And while banks can hide their money in basements, museums have to put their valuables in plain sight.Nothing could be worse than the thought of a painting as important as The Scream, Edvard Munch’s impressive image of a man screaming against the backdrop of a blood-red sky, disappearing into a criminal underworld that doesn’t care much about careful treatment of art works. Art theft is a vast problem around the world. As many as 10,000 precious items of all kinds disappear each year. And for smaller museums in particular, it may not be a problem they can afford to solve. The money for insurance on very famous pictures would be budget destroyers even for the largest museums.Although large museums have had their share of embarrassing robberies, the greatest problem is small institutions. Neither can afford heavy security. Large museums attach alarms to their most valuable paintings, but a modest alarm system can cost $500,000 or more. Some museums are looking into tracking equipment that would allow them to follow stolen items once they leave the museums. But conservators are concerned that if they have to insert something, it might damage the object. Meanwhile, smaller museums can barely afford enough guards, relying instead on elderly staff.Thieves sometimes try using artworks as money for other underworld deals. The planners of the 2006 robbery of Russborough House near Dublin, who stole 18 paintings, tried in vain to trade them for Irish Republican Army members held in British prison. Others demand a ransom (赎金) from the museum that owns the pictures. Once thieves in Frankfurt, Germany, made off with two major works by J.M.W. Turner from the Tate Gallery in London. The paintings, worth more than $80 million, were recovered in 2012 after the Tate paid more than $5 million to people having “information” about the paintings. Though ransom is illegal in Britain, money for looking into a case is not, provided that police agree the source of the information is unconnected to the crime. All the same, where information money end s and ransom begins is often a gray area.8．Why do smaller museums face a greater challenge in preventing art theft?A．They lack experienced staff.B．They cannot afford high-tech security systems.C．They do not have valuable artworks.D．They lack interest in art conservation.9．What is the concern of conservators regarding the use of tracking equipment to prevent art theft?A．It might damage the artwork.B．It is too expensive for smaller museums.C．It is difficult to insert into the paintings.D．It is ineffective for valuable paintings.10．From Paragraph 4, we can learn that ________.A．the thieves demanded a ransom from the Tate GalleryB．the Tate Gallery regained the lost paintings illegallyC．the money paid was considered an information fee, not a ransomD．the police requested the Tate Gallery to pay the money11．The purpose of this passage is ________.A．to remind criminals to protect and preserve the paintingB．to give suggestions on how to avoid the crimes of art theftC．to urge museums to set up more advanced security systemsD．to make people aware of art theft and the necessity of good security systemsWho cares if people think wrongly that the Internet has had more important influences than the washing machine? Why does it matter that people are more impressed by the most recent changes?It would not matter if these misjudgments were just a matter of people’s opinions. However, they have real impacts, as they result in misguided use of scarce resources.The fascination with the ICT(Information and Communication Technology) revolution, represented by the Internet, has made some rich countries wrongly conclude that making things is so “yesterday” that they should try to live on ideas. This belief in “post-industrial society” has ledthose countries to neglect their manufacturing sector (制造业) with negative consequences for their economies.Even more worryingly, the fascination with the Internet by people in rich countries has moved the international community to worry about the “digital divide” between the rich countries and the poor countries. This has led companies and individuals to donate money to developing countries to buy computer equipment and Internet facilities. The question, however, is whether this is what the developing countries need the most. Perhaps giving money for those less fashionable things such as digging wells, extending electricity networks and making more affordable washing machines would have improved people’s lives more than giving every child a laptop computer or setting up Internet centres in rural villages, I am not saying that those things are necessarily more important, but many donators have rushed into fancy programmes without carefully assessing the relative long-term costs and benefits of alternative uses of their money.In yet another example, a fascination with the new has led people to believe that the recent changes in the technologies of communications and transportation are so revolutionary that now we live in a “borderless world”. As a result, in the last twenty years or so, many people have come to believe that whatever change is happening today is the result of great technological progress, going against which will be like trying to turn the clock back. Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.Understanding technological trends is very important for correctly designing economic policies, both at the national and the international levels, and for making the right career choices at the individual level. However, our fascination with the latest, and our under valuation of what has already become common, can, and has, led us in all sorts of wrong directions.12．What are the effects of people’ misjudgments on the influences of new technology?A．It stimulates innovation.B．It affects their personal opinions.C．It influences their use of resources.D．It leads to improved technology.13．Why is the “digital divide” a concern related to the fascination with the Internet in rich countries?A．It leads to competition between rich and poor countries.B．It results in a lack of access to technology in developing countries.C．It increases the cost of computer equipment in rich countries.D．It promotes global digital cooperation.14．From Paragraph 4, we know that ________.A．donating for technology is always the better optionB．the author does not provide opinions on this matterC．donating for technology and basic needs should be balancedD．donating for basic needs should be prioritized over technology15．What is the passage mainly about?A．Significance of information and communication technology.B．Serious consequences of over-emphasizing high technology.C．Technological trends guiding economic policy making.D．How to use donation money in the new age.There’s a Symphony Just Below the Surface — Can You Hear It?Imagine it’s your birthday, and your friends and family pool their money to get you the best gift you can imagine: tickets for fabulous seats to see your favorite musical act. But what if you got to the venue and something terrible had just happened to you? 16 . Even while facing the prospect of extreme difficulty in your life, you are so thrilled to see your favorite group that fora couple of hours, you can put all of that behind you.17 . That is the ability to suspend our fears and worries and focus on what we love. In the example of the concert, we know that when the music ends, we may go back to our concerns, but while it’s playing, there is nothing we can do about them, so we might as well just give in.Life always has its music, and we don’t need to be front-row center at a concert to hear it. Throughout our lives, no matter what else is going on, a melody is present. But we are often so focused on the present moment that we fail to hear the melody. 18 .We can become magnificent listeners to life, with enough practice. And let’s face it, this is something we were born to do, so the skill is there, waiting for us to employ it. We can tap into the music, and when we do find ourselves distracted from it, we can use consciousness to bring us right back. It is as simple as saying, “OK, I’m distracted again; I am going to start listening again.”19 .Life is always playing music, but we have to listen, and we listen by being present. We can do this. 20 . When we do this, we’ll discover that the symphony inside of us is magnificent.A．As humans, we have been given a wonderful giftB．These feelings may last several minutes or even last several hoursC．In a word, wisdom and patience are the things that listening to the music of life requires D．Soon, we will find that we have to redirect ourselves less and less, and we hear the music more and moreE．You’d broken your knees, say, or you learned of a failure of examF．The noise of our worry drowns out all the other things we might otherwise hear and enjoy G．We just need to realize and engage with the music of life that is always playing二、完形填空When Alex Lin was 11 years old, he read a(an) 21 article in the newspaper, which said that people were 22 old computers in backyards, throwing TVs into streams, and dumping(丢弃) cell phones in the garbage. This was dangerous because e waste contains harmful 23 that can leak into the environment, getting into crops, animals, water supplies—and people.Alex was really worried and decided to make it next project for WIN—the Westerly Innovations Network. Alex and six of his friends had 24 this organization to help solve community problems two years before.But what could they do about this project with e-waste? The team spent several weeks gathering information about the harmful chemicals in e waste and their 25 on humans. They learned how to dispose (处置) of e-waste 26 and how it could be recycled. Then, they sent out a survey and found only one in eight knew what e-waste was, let alone how to dispose of it.Alex and his friends went into 27 . They advertised in the local newspaper and 28 notices to students, asking residents to bring their 29 electronics to the school parking lot. The drive lasted two days, and they 30 over 9,500 kilograms of e waste.The next step was to set up a long-term e-waste drop-off center for the town. After some research, they’d learned that reusing is the best way to 31 electronic devices and it is seven times more 32 than recycling. So, they began learning to refurbish(翻新) computers themselves and distributed them to students who didn’t have their own. In this way, they could help students in the area and protect the environment at the same time.For a 33 solution to e waste, the drop off center wasn’t enough. Laws would have to be passed. In 2016,WIN helped 34 for an e waste bill in their town, which required companies that manufactured or sold electronics to take back e waste. The bill clearly 35 the dumping of e waste.Because of the work of WIN, more and more people, like Alex and his team, are getting the message about safe disposal of e-waste. As Alex says, “Today’s technology should not become tomorrow’s harmful garbage.21．A．alarming B．terrifying C．embarrassing D．inspiring 22．A．carrying B．burying C．taking D．destroying 23．A．subjects B．restrictions C．bacterial D．chemicals 24．A．developed B．recognized C．formed D．restored 25．A．affects B．effects C．consequences D．attempts 26．A．properly B．instantly C．constantly D．gradually 27．A．enthusiasm B．action C．behavior D．energy 28．A．distributed B．contributed C．established D．conducted 29．A．unexpected B．unwanted C．useless D．meaningless 30．A．obtained B．collected C．ordered D．donated 31．A．break down B．take in C．expose to D．deal with 32．A．efficient B．economical C．effective D．beneficial 33．A．lasting B．physical C．original D．crucial 34．A．push B．delay C．accept D．pass 35．A．prevents B．permits C．predicts D．forbids三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
清华英语测试题及答案
清华英语测试题及答案一、词汇与语法（共20分）1. The _______ of the meeting has been changed to next Monday.A. dateB. placeC. timeD. reason2. He is _______ to be the best candidate for the position.A. likelyB. possibleC. probableD. impossible3. She _______ her success to hard work and determination.A. attributesB. contributesC. donatesD. dedicates4. The _______ of the old building is a matter of concern.A. maintenanceB. preservationC. conservationD. protection5. He _______ the bookshelf to the wall.A. attachedB. fastenedC. stuckD. fixed答案：1. A2. A3. A4. B5. D二、阅读理解（共30分）阅读下面的短文，然后回答后面的问题。
Passage 1In recent years, the popularity of cycling as a means of transportation has increased significantly. This trend is not only beneficial for the environment but also for the health of individuals. Cyclists can enjoy the fresh air and the beauty of nature while reducing traffic congestion and pollution.6. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The benefits of cyclingB. The environmental impact of carsC. The decline in car usageD. The health risks of cycling7. What can be inferred from the passage?A. People are buying more cars.B. Cycling is becoming less popular.C. There is a growing interest in cycling.D. The government is promoting car usage.8. What is one of the reasons for the increase in cycling mentioned in the passage?A. It is cheaper than driving.B. It is faster than public transportation.C. It is good for the environment and health.D. It is more convenient than walking.Passage 2Many people believe that technology has made our lives easier. However, there are also concerns about the impact of technology on privacy. With the widespread use of smartphones and social media, people's personal information is more accessible than ever before.9. What is the main concern expressed in the passage?A. The convenience of technology.B. The impact of technology on privacy.C. The cost of technology.D. The benefits of technology for education.10. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Technology is only beneficial.B. Technology has no drawbacks.C. Privacy is not a concern for most people.D. Privacy is a concern due to technology.11. What is one of the reasons for the concern about privacy mentioned in the passage?A. The use of computers in schools.B. The popularity of online shopping.C. The use of smartphones and social media.D. The reliance on public transportation.答案：6. A7. C8. C9. B10. D11. C三、完形填空（共20分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的选项中选出最佳选项填空。
清华社英语大学英语1答案
清华社英语大学英语1答案1. You'd better ( ) a copy of the whole article for yourself. [单选题] *A. make(正确答案)B. makingC. to makeD. made2. He is very strict. It is no use ( ) yourself to him. [单选题] *A. explainedB. to explainC. explaining(正确答案)D. explain3. All people must pull together ( ) the project can be finished on schedule. [单选题] *A. as thoughB. ifC. even thoughD. in order that(正确答案)4. I wish I ( ) shopping with you yesterday, because I was very bored at home then. [单选题] *A. had gone(正确答案)B. would goC. could have goneD. went5. If ( ) in a warm place, these flowers will bloom in late May. [单选题] *A. to plantB. planted(正确答案)C. plantD. planting6. My father recommended two new books to me, ( ) seemed to be very interesting. [单选题] *A. both of thatB. all of thatC. both of which(正确答案)D. all of which7. Tom will never forget the days ( ) he lived in the remote village with his parents. [单选题] *A. whatB. whichC. when(正确答案)D. why8. Don't expect too much from her. The more you expect, ( ) you will become. [单选题] *A. the disappointedB. more disappointedC. the most disappointedD. the more disappointed(正确答案)9. The weather is quite fine. Let's go swimming, ( )？ [单选题] *A. will youB. shall we(正确答案)C. do weD. do you10. There is no doubt that the residents living in this building can have free ( ) to the swimming pool. [单选题] *A. excessB. access(正确答案)C. accelerateD. assess11. If you want to strengthen your friendship with your friends, you should ( ) more time communicating with them. [单选题] *A. spend(正确答案)B. takeC. payD. cost12. Tom has been nervous for three days, since he will have a(n) ( ) for the manager's job. [单选题] *A. reviewB. viewC. chatD. interview(正确答案)13. But for your advice, I ( ) the task arranged by the leader yesterday. [单选题] *A. shall not finishB. could not have finished(正确答案)C. shall finishD. could finish14. The aim of this meeting is ( ) how to solve the serious crisis. [单选题] *A. to discuss(正确答案)B. discussingC. to discussingD. discussed15. This building is named ( ) his name in memory of his great invention. [单选题] *A. upB. after(正确答案)C. atD. in16. ( ) are quite humorous and everyone likes making friends with them. [单选题] *A. The Bushes(正确答案)B. A BushC. BushesD. The Bush17. One way to manage time wisely is to give ( ) to what is the most important. [单选题] *A. principleB. permissionC. priority(正确答案)D. process18. The teachers don't know ( ), because the meeting rooms are being decorated. [单选题] *A. where should the meeting be heldB. which should the meeting be heldC. which the meeting should be heldD. where the meeting should be held(正确答案)19. Due to the outbreak of the epidemic, many outdoor activities have been ( ). [单选题] *A. called forB. called off(正确答案)C. called backD. called in20. According to the report, some experts ( ) the shop with selling cups with insulting ads. [单选题] *A. charge(正确答案)B. accuseC. blameD. condemn21. Some people ( ) it for granted that what they pick up in the street belongs to them. [单选题] *A. makeB. take(正确答案)C. getD. regard22. Because there is enough time, the teacher advises students ( ) their papers again. [单选题] *A. examinedB. to examine(正确答案)C. to examiningD. examine23. Many people suffer from hunger in this country ( ) the decrease of food imports this year. [单选题] *A. instead ofB. regardless ofC. due to(正确答案)D. as to24. I ( ) reading the novel by yesterday, so I buy a new novel today. [单选题] *A. had finished(正确答案)B. finishedC. finishD. would finish25. Most foreign people think ( ) very difficult to learn to write Chinese characters. [单选题] *A. thatB. thisC. it(正确答案)D. one26. Mary heard her name called by someone, whose voice was very familiar ( ) her. [单选题] *A. withB. to(正确答案)C. onD. in27. One ( ) of extra-curricular activities is that the kids involved can gain friendship. [单选题] *A. flexibilityB. benefit(正确答案)C. privilegeD. interest28. I will tell the truth to him if he ( ) the funeral the day after tomorrow. [单选题] *A. would attendB. will have attendedC. attends(正确答案)D. will attend29. His ( ) of the accident conflicted with that of the other witnesses. However, I believed what he said was true. [单选题] *A. expectationB. instructionC. responseD. account(正确答案)30. Every time I run into difficulty, he is always the first ( ) help. [单选题] *A. to be offeredB. to offer(正确答案)C. offerD. offering31. Many women have to resign in order to ( ) their children wholeheartedly. [单选题] *A. bring up(正确答案)B. put upC. break upD. build up32. My good friend Lily told me that she ( ) to New York the next month. [单选题] *A. wentB. goesC. would go(正确答案)D. will have gone33. It is natural that people ( ) feel upset for no reason. It usually won't last too long. [单选题] *A. sometimes(正确答案)B. some timesC. a timeD. some time34. Our company wants to invest in the property market, so we look forward to ( ) with that company. [单选题] *A. cooperateB. cooperating(正确答案)C. cooperatedD. being cooperated35. It is really ( ) to borrow money from your elder sister just to help a selfish stranger pay off his debt. [单选题] *A. ridiculous(正确答案)B. stubbornC. splendidD. popular36. The kids in the kindergarten help each other and never quarrel, thus creating a ( ) atmosphere. [单选题] *A. commonB. lonelyC. peaceful(正确答案)D. steady37. You ( ) to make so many preparations; the job has been assigned to an experienced fellow. [单选题] *A. needn't have bothered(正确答案)B. shouldn't have botheredC. mustn't have botheredD. couldn't have bothered38. ( ) in the park yesterday afternoon, my mother met an old friend. [单选题] *A. To walkB. Walking(正确答案)C. WalkD. Walked39. Mary behaved in a specially confident manner ( ) she had understood the problem completely. [单选题] *A. as if(正确答案)B. whetherC. althoughD. than40. As we all know, success results from hard work; ( ) efforts, nothing can be achieved. [单选题] *A. except forB. without(正确答案)C. despiteD. besides41. His advice is that your father ( ) more exercise outdoors in the morning. [单选题] *A. doneB. will doC. should do(正确答案)D. does42. From this book, you can know ( ) those animals escape from their natural enemies. [单选题] *A. whoB. how(正确答案)C. whereD. it43. Plants are very ( ) to climate change. Therefore, many tree species are faced with extinction because of global warming. [单选题] *A. sensibleB. consciousC. sensitive(正确答案)D. independent44. His two dogs made a mess in his room, ( ) he didn't want to punish them. [单选题] *A. andB. orC. becauseD. but(正确答案)45. Hearing the words, he didn't seem to be offended; ( ), he looked very happy. [单选题] *A. in a wordB. in other wordsC. on the wholeD. on the contrary(正确答案)46. ( ) the salary is rather low, many young people have resigned in recent months. [单选题] *A. Because(正确答案)B. ForC. AfterD. So that47. What the little girl wants ( ) a pen, and what her elder brother wants ( ) two books. [单选题] *A. are; areB. is; isC. is; are(正确答案)D. are; is48. Most universities don't ( ) that every student can graduate with a certificate if they don't study hard. [单选题] *A. guarantee(正确答案)B. provideC. requireD. complete49. The company has recently taken on fifty people ( ) live in the local area. [单选题] *A. whichB. whoseC. thoseD. who(正确答案)50. All the afternoon my colleagues and I ( ) a report in the meeting room. [单选题] *A. prepareB. were to prepareC. have been preparing(正确答案)D. had been preparing5I. It is no use worrying about the future all the time. No one knows what will ( ) next minute. [单选题] *A. take placeB. get onC. disappearD. happen(正确答案)52. Alice, please turn down the music. I ( ) an important phone call at present. [单选题] *A. answerB. answeredC. have answeredD. am answering(正确答案)53. After you use my dictionary and English book, you should place them ( ) they used to be. [单选题] *A. the momentB. where(正确答案)C. whenD. that54. ( ) runs the fastest in the competition will be given an expensive prize. [单选题] *A. Whoever(正确答案)B. WhomeverC. WhomD. Who55. If you want these new employees to work out the answer, two hours and a half ( ) not enough. [单选题] *A. to beB. beingC. areD. is(正确答案)56. Only after they had examined the machine for several hours ( ) the problem. [单选题] *A. they foundB. did they find(正确答案)C. they findD. do they find57. ( ), he doesn't know how to get on with other people. [单选题] *A. Adult as he is(正确答案)B. Adult he is asC. Adult he as isD. An adult as he is58. It was ( ) that they went for a picnic in the park last weekend. [单选题] *A. so nice a weatherB. such nice weather(正确答案)C. nice weather soD. too nice weather59. It is advisable to adjust the measures on the ( ) of short-time predictions. [单选题] *A. basis(正确答案)B. baseC. foundationD. ground60. ( ) slowly he runs! I don't think he may attend the lecture on time. [单选题] *A. WhatB. ItC. How(正确答案)D. Whether。
清华大学英语水平考试试题汇总
综合练习（历次水平II试题精选）Part One Listening ComprehensionSection IDirections: In this section you will hear two students, Frank and Theresa, discussinga survey they have to write as an assignment. Listen to the conversation and complete the notes below which what you hear.Notes about Frank’s survey:Topic: ________________________________Typical examples of violent programs: _______________________________________ _______People’s suggestions: _____________________________________________________ _______Pe ople’s reactions to violence on news broadcast: _____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________A possible problem with this survey: ________________________________________________The advantage of the survey: ______________________________________________ _________Section TwoDirections: In this section you will listen to some news program. Below are the sum maries of the news items. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words to c omplete the new summaries.1.An orangutan stopped the traffic outside _________ . It took a keep from the zoo________ minutes to get downtown because of the traffic. The animal showed no i nterest in ________ but responded when the keeper ________ to it. It held the ke eper’s _______ as they got into the car.2. A new method for teaching singing has been developed. Most singers are unawareof how they ______________________. By wearing a ______________ over your h ead while you sing, you can hear your voice the way _____________ hear you. Thi s can help you _________ your singing.3.This year there are _______ contestants in the Sunset Beaches and castle ________--aged from 8 to ____ . The two favorites are Greg Wallace (who has won three times before), with his _______ castle, and newcomer David Bradley, with his Star Wars __________.Section ThreeIn this section, you hear four telephone messages. What is each message about? W hen you hear each message, you should write in English the main information. Some callers’names are: Alberto, Janine Ellis, and Jim Saunders. You will hear the recording only once.Telephone message 1: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________.Telephone message 2: ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________.Telephone message 3: ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________Telephone message 4:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Part Two TranslationDirections: Read the following passage carefully and translate it into Chinese. Write your translation clearly in the spaces provided below.What’s in a name?For thousands of years, humanity has classified the living thins of this world in muc h the same fashion; by their appearance. If it looks like a duck, walks and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck. But tackling millions of species in this way has prove n to be a recipe for confusion. As scientists have found to their cost, what looks lik e a duck may in fact be a goose.More recently, genetic techniques have been applied, particularly for distinguishing t he more difficult-to-identity species such as viruses and bacteria by comparing piece s of DNA. Might this approach be more generally applicable? Paul Hebert and his c olleagues in Canad a think it might be. Just as barcodes and the “universal product code” numbering scheme uniquely identify different items at a supermarket checkout, they suggest that some stretches of DNA could perform a similar function in living things. In a paper just published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, they discu ss how long such a genetic barcode needs to be, and where it might be found.A universal product code found on the high street consists of a string of 11 digits, each of which is one of ten numerals, providing 100 billion unique combinations. Ge netic material, however, uses a quaternary, rather than a denary, coding system. In theory, it would only be necessary to sample 15 of those letters to create one billi on unique codes.In practice, however, the characteristics of DNA mean that 15 letters are not enoug h. Unlike the arbitrary numbers of a universal product code, the letters of DNA are not random, because they code for something that a biological meaning.Part Three WritingDirections: Boshi Electronic (China) Co., Ltd. is planning to recruit an assistant to t he general manager. Read the job description and qualification and write to this co mpany to recommend yourself as a candidate. Your letter of application should not be less than 300 words.Some topics for Speaking TestOpening Questions1. Do you like music? What kind of music do you listen to these days? Why do you like this particular music?2. Do you like sports? What kind of games do you often play? Why do you like tha t game?3. Suppose you have won $100,000 ina lottery. What would you do with this mone y?4. Why do you choose Tsinghua to do your graduate program? What are the most important factors in choosing a school?5. What kind of job do you plan to take upon graduation? Why?6. How much time do you spend learning about the news everyday? How do you le arn about the news, by watching TV or reading newspaper？Talk about one piece of the latest new that impressed you a great deal.7. In the development of human society, many kinds of inventions have greatly ben efited our lives. Could you give us some examples? What do you think are the top important inventions in the past 50 years?8. In everyone’s life, he may experience many good and bad events. Please tell me some past events which made you feel good or bad.9. Do you use e-mail or the Internet? What do you use them for?II. Role plays or debate1. As the job-hunting season is approaching, many graduates have to decide wheth er to remain in Beijing and seek a job here (though it is not very easy to hunt a good job) or go to small cities to have an easy life.Student A:It’s not advisable choice for us to work in Beijing, for the life in Beijing won’t be easy.Student B: I will try every effort to remain here to have a further develop and enj oy the exciting life here.2. As the industry develops more rapidly in these years, people in China become m uch more concerning about the environmental protection.Student A：I appeal to the government to postpone or stop some of the current p rojects, and punish the ones who are polluting our city. Industrialization brings us n othing but the stink of money and a dirty sky. We should not develop our industry intensely. The industrialization should be slowed down at once, or we’ll get punish edStudent B:We shouldn’t reduce our production under any circumstance. I don’t me an to be unconventional. But I do prefer industrial development to environmental pr otection. More exactly, industrialization can be the motivation and also the supporter of environment protection, which may be the contrary to normal consideration.3. Deputies from the National People's Congress, as well as members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposed changes to the holidays at thi s year's congress. They called for shortened Labor Day and National Day holidays, and the addition of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Tomb Sweeping Day.Student A：I’m strongly agree to the change of the holidays, the golden week has lots of disadvantages.Student B：I don’t think the golden week holiday should be abrogated, because pe ople have been used to it. People need it.4. Our country has stepped into the aging society (people who are 65 or older have taken up 14%).Who will take care of the very old and disable old? Where could t hey spend the last few years in their life?Student A：The nursing home is the only way to solve the problem.Student B：I can’t agree. Those who live in the nursing home are not as happy as those who live with their family.5. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? Work with your partner and discus s the disaster(s) that you experienced or heard of.6. Student A：All the Chinese should join in the "Rejecting the Japanese Goods" si de, because the Japanese have done too many things hurting our feelings. Student B："Rejecting the Japanese Goods" is not necessary. The Japanese goods, such as the Japanese notebook PCs, the Japanese cars and so on, are better and c heaper than ours.7. Student A：English language is tool—we learn it for we’re going to use it. So the four skills of English are very important. We attend the English Class for improving our English Skills.Student B：We attend the English class because the charm of a foreign culture oft en attracts us strongly. That is the very foundation stone of the interest of learning a foreign language. Furthermore, only by mastering the foreign language can one a ttain the charm of a culture.8. Class discussion has become a common activity in our classroom nowadays. Many teachers use this activity to involve students in the class learning.Student A: It's a waste of time to listen to other students who are as ignorant as us to talk nonsense; we prefer to listen to teachers.Student B：Class discussion can get students more involved in class learning and c an give us a chance to share what we know about the subjects.9. Nowadays internet has penetrated into every aspect of out daily life. A lot of peo ple have ever tried to buy something from the internet.Student A: Shopping on internet is very convenient.Student B: I love the traditional shopping method.10. Student A: I worry about the future of human beings. We are facing so many problems in the development.Student B: I do believe that our children will have a better life.A: Computer games are the best way to kill time and can people can learn a lot fr om playing it.B: Computer games do more harm than good to young people.11. A and B are two classmates who have never met after they graduated from the university 5 years ago. Now they meet at the classmates’ reunion party? What w ould you say? Role play the two old classmates.12. Did you have to adhere to a dress code or wear a uniform when you went sch ool? How did you feel about it then? How do you feel about it now? Work in pairs to discuss the topic.13. Role Play: Where are you from? You and your partner may come from different regions inChina. Compare the lifestyles in each of your hometown by discussion w hat is hot (popular) and what is not in the city or town.14. Role Play: Tell each other a past event which made you feel good or bad (e.g.A embarrassed situation, un unforgettable school event, a happy reunion, or meeti ng a famous person).15. What qualities do heroes in movies and TV shows in your country have? Who a re some of your own personal heroes? Why do you admire and respect these peopl e? Tell each other you heroes you respect.16. Nowadays, more and more parents choose to educate primary school children a t home instead of sending them to school to get public education. How do you thin k about it?A: strongly agree to it. B: strongly against it.17. Should the University Campus be open to tourist?A: strongly agree to it. B: strongly against it.18.Talk about the marriage of the college students.A: strongly agree to it. B: strongly against it.19.How do you think the Clone technology?A: It’s a breakthrough of the biological engineer.B: Human cloning would cause a lot of problems.写作题型与篇章结构写作从命题语言形式上可以分为三类：1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People are never satisfied with what they have. They always want something more or something different. Us e specific reasons and examples to explain your position.该题型的篇章结构：第一段：引言（表明观点：支持/反对）第二段：支持/反对理由一第三段：支持/反对理由二（第四段：支持/反对理由三）第五段：结论（归纳或重申观点）2. Some schools encourage their students to take part in team sports, such as footb all, baseball, and basketball. Other schools place greater emphasis on such individual sports as tennis, running, and swimming. Which type of sports program would you recommend for teenagers? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answe r.该题型的篇章结构：（1）第一段：引言（用自己的语言解释命题，肯定两种观点的合理性）第二段：第一种观点的合理性第三段：第二种观点的合理性第四段：结论（自己的观点及两至三条理由或倾向于折中的观点）（2）第一段：引言（略提及自己反对的观点的合理性，转折后，明确表明自己支持的观点）第二段：自己支持的观点论据一第三段：自己支持的观点论据二（第四段：自己支持的观点论据三）第五段：结论（重申自己的观点）3. Inventions such as eyeglasses and the sewing machine have had an important ef fect on your lives. Choose another invention that you think is important. Give specific reasons for your choice.该题型的篇章结构：第一段：引言（明确话题）第二段：讨论话题第一方面第三段：讨论话题第二方面（第四段：讨论话题第三方面）第五段：结论（总结前面提到的几个方面）范文1：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has helped impro ve standards of education. Use specific reasons and details to support your answer.I disagree that television has helped improved standards of education for a number of reasons. The first and probably the most important reason is the programming. Around the world it is movies, sit-com, soap operas, pop music and talk shows whi ch dominate TV screens. There may be nothing wrong with these, and they are cer tainly popular with audiences, but the content of these programs has not helped to make people better educated.Typical television programs have also had a bad effect on viewers? Attention span, that is, on how long they can concentrate. Most TV programs do not require much concentration and young viewers, especially, get used to this. Education, on the oth er hand, does require concentration and young people find this increasingly difficult. Another characteristic of television is that it encourages a passive attitude in viewer s instead of an active one. Most popular TV programs encourage an uncritical respo nse, but education requires you to think about what is presented to you, to react t o it and in some way to make use of it. In addition, passive TV-watching has oftentaken the place of more active pursuits such as reading, music, playing board gam es and conversation, all of which are more educational than a typical evening of T V.Finally, it seems to be true that television makes it difficult for viewers, especially y oung ones, to distinguish properly between fact and fiction. This confusion, which is really another kind of uncritical response, again works against educational principle s.Television has done many good things. It entertains lonely, old and sick people; it certainly helps countries’ economies by selling products, and can be very informative by bringing news from around the locality, the country and the world into peoples’homes. However, by making people passive and uncritical, television has a negativ e effect on education.范文2：There have been many arguments in recent years whether nuclear energy should b e used to generate electricity. Do you think nuclear energy should or should not be used for this purpose in your country? Which side do you agree with? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.Before giving my opinion, I think it is important to look at the arguments on both sides. People who support using nuclear energy to produce electricity usually give s ome or all of the following reasons. The first argument is that it is potentially chea per than any other way. The second is that other ways of producing electricity requ ire nonrenewable resources, such as coal and oil, and one day these will be used u p. This, they say, is not the case if we use nuclear energy. The third reason is mo re of a political one: some countries do not have the raw materials, such as coal, oil or water, which are needed to generate electricity and so they have to depend t oo much on other countries.People who attack using nuclear energy for generating electricity generally say that it is too dangerous, both now and in the future. They point to severe nuclear accid ents, such as Chernobyl, and some others in the United States, and say that the ef fects are so bad that the risk of an accident, even if the risk is very small, is not worthwhile. They also often say that there will be problems in the future of how to store the dangerous waste from old nuclear power stations, which can be deadly f or thousands of years.As far as my own country is concerned, I believe there are two main reasons why it should not try to use nuclear energy at this time. Firstly, we have plenty of oil a nd hydroelectric energy from which to generate electricity. Secondly, if countries like the United States and Russia can suffer nuclear accidents, it would be very difficultto guarantee safety in my country. Furthermore, we have many better and more u rgent things to do with the money.常用词语与表达法1. Introductory: generally speaking, generally, as a general rule, comparatively spe aking, comparatively, in general, in a sense, in one sense, in a way, to some exten t, to a certain degree, in my opinion, in my view, to my mind, as for me, as far a s I am concerned, on a personal level, at an individual level, from a (personal and psychological) perspective, in some cases, in some respects, on a larger scale, at a local level, to take the idea further, to take the above point to an extreme, putting the discussion in a wider context, following the same line of…, traditionally, unfort unately, obviously, undoubtedly, practically speaking, simplistically speaking, economi cally speaking, financially speaking, in terms of, at the risk of sounding too cold, ina slightly cold calculation, at the risk of sounding too direct.2. Comparison: similarly, likewise, in the same way, equally important, like, both…a nd…, the same as, (have…) in common, in a not dissimilar way3. Contrast: on the contrary, on the one hand, on the other hand, otherwise, unlik e, in sharp contrast, whereas, rather than, conversely, instead, by contrast4. Exemplification: for example, for instance, as an example, as a case in point, a s an illustration, such as, namely, that is, like, say5. Enumeraion: first, second, in the first place, initially, first of all, to begin with, t o start with, first and foremost, in the second place, next, also, besides, furthermor e, moreover, in addition, what is more, beyond that, for one thing, for another, fin ally, supremely, eventually6. Cause:because…, because of, as, since, for,owing to, due to, on account of, asa result of7. Concession:although, nevertheless, however, but, yet, admittedly, it is true… bu t, in spite of, even though, granted that…, at the very worse8. Emphasis: chiefly, especially, indeed, in fact, certainly, particularly, to be sure, ac tually, above all, surely, most important of all, even worse, no doubt, needless to s ay, more often than not9. Result: thus, so, consequently, hence, therefore, accordingly, as a result, for this reason, as a consequence, on t hat account, it follows that…10. Summary: in conclusion, in short, in brief, in summary, on the whole, finally, t o sum up, to conclude, in a word常用句型Argumentation1、The idea of… is not without advantages.2、Nonetheless, pound for pound, I reckon th at… is more advantageous.3、My view is that……4、Likewise, common sense tells us that……5、Many people would claim that……6、I also see a more serous reason for preferring to ……7、A, by contrast, is blessed with advantages.8、Another reason why I would usually prefer to …… is that ……9、I can see that many of the advantages of …… seem obvious.10、What is also worth noticing is that……11、It might also be noted that……12、If we turn our attention to ……，we see that……13、There i s no evidence to suggest that……14、The chief strength of …… is ……15、 A further reason why I advocate an attitude of …… is that ……Exemplification1.I can think of no better illustration of the idea than the example of ……2.I can think of no bette r illustration of the view than the fact of ……3.Numerous other examples might be given easily, but these will suffice.4.we may cite a single example of ……5.history presents many examples of ……6.The situation is not rare, it is one of many examples I have encountered.7.one very amusing example of this is ……Conclusion1.From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclusion that ……2.Taking into account all these factors, we may safely reach the conclusion that ……3.Judging from all the evidence offered, we may safely come to the conclusion that……4.All the evidence supports an unmistakable conclusion that ……5.All the analysis justifies an unshakable view that ……6.All the evidence confirms a sound idea that ……7.Personal experience leads me to the conclusion that ……8.I agree with the above statement because it seems to me that ……9.Above all, I have supported the statement that it is better to …… because ……10.To be fair, I must own up the advantage that ……, but I firmly believe that ……听力模拟题一Question 1-4Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.Question 5-10Complete the table below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.Question 11-13Complete the sentences below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE11 Riverside Village was a good place to start an industry because it had water ra w materials and fuels such as and .12 The metal industry was established at Riverside Village by who lived in t he area.13 There were over water-powered mills in the area in the eighteenth ce ntury.Question 14-23Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.听力模拟题一——答案和听力原文Answer Key1 shopping/ variety of shopping2 guided tours3 more than 12/ over 124 notice board5 13th February6 Tower of London7 Bristol8 American Museum9 student newspaper10 Yentob11 coalfirewood12 local craftsmen13 16014 cities/ environment15 windy16 humid17 shady/ shaded18 dangerous19 leaves20 ground21 considerably reduce/ decrease/ filter22 low23 space/ roomAudio ScriptsQuestion 1-4MAN:Good morning.WOMAN: Good morning. How can I help you?MAN: I understand that the school organizes…umm, trips to different…WOMAN: Yes, we run five every month(example): three during weekends and t wo Wednesday afternoon trips.MAN:What sort of places?WOMAN: Well, obviously it varies, but always places of historical interest and also which offer a variety of shopping(Q1), because our students always ask about th at…and then we go for ones th ere we know there are guided tours(Q2), because this gives a good focus for the visit.MAN:Do you travel far?WOMAN:Well, we’re lucky here, obviously, because we’re able to say that all our visits are less than three hours drive.MAN: How much do they cost?WOMAN: Again it varies-between five and fifteen pounds a head, depending on dist ance.MAN: Ah ha…WOMAN: Oh, and we do offer to arrange special trips if, you know, there are mor e than twelve(Q3) people.MAN: Oh right, I’ll keep that in mind. And what are the times normally?WOMAN: We try to keep it pretty fixed so that, that students get to know the pat tern. We leave at eight-thirty a.m. and return at six p.m. We figure it’s best to kee p the day fairly short.MAN: Oh yes. And how do we reserve a place?WOMAN: You sign your name on the notice board(Q4). Do you know where it i s?MAN:Ah ha. I saw it this morning.WOMAN: And we do ask that you sign up three days in advance so we know we’v e got enough people interested to run it, and we can cancel if necessary, with full refund of course.MAN: That’s fine, thanks.Question 5-10MAN:And what visits are planned for this term?WOMAN:Right, well I’m afraid the schedule hasn’t been printed out yet, but we h ave confirmed the dates and planed the optional extra visits which you can also bo ok in advance if you want to.MAN:Oh that’s all right. If you can just give some idea of the weekend ones so I can, you know, work out when to see friends, etcetera.WOMAN: Oh sure. Well, the f irst one is St Ives. That’s on the thirteenth of Febr uary(Q5)and we’ll have only sixteen places available ’cos we’re going by minibus. And that’s a day in town with the optional extra of visiting the Hepworth Museum.MAN:Oh right…yeah…that sounds good.WOMAN:Then there’s a London trip on the sixteenth of February and we’ll be taki ng a medium-sized coach so there’ll be forty-five places on that, and, let’s see, the optional extra is the Tower of London(Q6).MAN:Oh, I’ve already been there.WOMAN: A fter that there’s Bristol(Q7) on the third of March.MAN:Where?WOMAN:Bristol…B-R-I-S-T-O-L.MAN:OK….WOMAN:That’s in a different minibus with eighteen places available, oh, and the o ptional extra is a visit to the S.S. Greet Britain.MAN:OK…WOMAN:We’re going to Salisbury on the eighteenth of March and that’s always a popular one because the optional extra is Stonehenge, so we’re taking the large co ach with fifty seats…MAN:Oh good.WOMAN: And then the last one is to Bath on the twenty-third of March.MAN:Oh yes. Is Bath the Roman city?WOMAN: Yes, that’s right, and that’s in the sixteen-seater minibus.MAN: And where’s the optional visit?WOMAN:It’s to the American Museum(Q8)- well worth a visit.MAN:OK, well that’s great, thanks for all that…WOMAN: My pleasure. By the way, if you want more information about any of the trips, have a look in the student newspaper(Q9).MAN: OK.WOMAN: Or, have a word with my assistant; her name is Jane Yentob(Q10) - tha t’s Y-E-N-T-O-B.MAN: Right, I’ve got that. Thank you very much for all your help.WOMAN:You’re very welcome. I hope you enjoy the trips.Question 11-13Good afternoon everybody and welcome to Riverside Industrial Village. To start your visit I’m just going to give you a brief account of the history of the museum befor e letting you roam about on your own. I won’t keep you long. OK?Now, from where we’re standing you’ve got a good view of the river over there. And it was because of this fast-flowing water that this site was a natural place for manufacturing works. The water and the availability of raw materials in the area, lik e minerals and iron ore, and also the abundance of local fuels, like coal and firew ood(Q11), all made this site suitable for industry from a very early time.Water was the main source of power for the early industries and some of the wa ter wheels were first established in the twelfth century, would you believe? At that time, local craftsmen(Q12) first built an iron forge just behind the village here on the bend in the river. By the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the regions riv ers supported more than a hundred and sixty(Q13) water mills-and many of thes e continued operate well into the nineteenth century. But then the steam engine w as invented and then the railways came and the centers of industry were able to move away from the rivers and the countryside and into the towns. So, industrial vi llages like this one became very rare.So that’s the history for you. If you’d like any more informatio n, you can ask me some questions, or you can read further in our excellent guide book.Question 14-23Good day, ladies and gentlemen. I have been asked today to talk to you about the urban landscape. There are two major areas that I will focus on in my talk: how vegetation can have a significant effect on urban climate, and how we can better pl an our cities using trees to provide a more comfortable environment(Q14) f or us to live in.Trees can have a significant impact on our cities. They can make a city, as a wh ole, a bit less windy(Q15) or a bit more windy, if that’s what you want. They can make it a bit cooler if it’s a hot summer day in an Australian city, or they can ma ke it a bit more humid(Q16)if it’s a dry inland city. On the local scale- that is, in particular areas within the city- trees can make the local area more shady(Q17), cooler, more humid and much less windy. In fact trees and planting of various kind s can be used to make city streets actually less dangerous(Q18) in particular area s. How do trees do all that, you ask?。
2021届清华中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试高三上学期11月诊断考试英语试卷及答案
2021届清华中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试高三上学期11月诊断考试英语试卷★祝考试顺利★(含答案本试卷共 150 分，考试时间 100 分钟。
第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 60 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 3 分，满分 45 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AAutumn is great for European walking: paths are mud-free, temperatures are mild, crowds are few and beautiful colors abound. The following are four European adventures to walk your way through autumn.The unknown CilentoSouth of Italy’s Amalfi Coast hides a much less discovered wonderland. After stopping to view the marvelous Greek temple remains at Paestum, Sherpa’s next destination concentrates on the Cilento National Park — first following its rugged seashore past the occasional myrtle grove (小树林), and sandy beach, then leaving modernity behind and venturing inland to medieval (中世纪的) hilltop towns. Home-cooked dinners conclude exciting days of goat tracks and ghost villages before a scenic path leads back to the seaside. Four nights £630 half board, including transport, luggage transfers and walking notes. Last departure October 31. Turkish delightsFollow an impressive section of Turkey’s expansive Lycian Way, gradually moving from cliffs to coastline. You’ll begin in pine-filled peaks, typicallyon shaded paths to sea views, and stop at both a pool- boasting upscale hotel and one of the Yanartas region’s ever-burning flames — possibly fueled by a monster below. A fine fish restaurant comes next, then a mile-long sandy beach ahead of two days on lonely Cape Gelidonya, finishing by its lighthouse. Six nights £790, including ten other meals, transport, luggage transfers and walking notes. Last departure in early November.Carpathian clambersPoland and Slovakia are separated by the Carpathian Mountains and their large forest-filled valleys. Starting and ending in Krakow, this trip covers both countries. Some days include the option of climbing to snowy peaks or taking easier, lower-altitude options, and you’ll likely meet the Gorals — a culturally- distinct group known as “highlanders”. Most memorable activity will be walking along the 300m-high Dunajec River to spa town Szczawnica. Seven nights £630, including transport, luggage transfers and walking notes. Last departure October 24.Flowers and fetaGreece’s Pelion Peninsula is a place known as the “Land of the Centaurs (人首马身的怪物)” for its association with the mythological horse-human hybrids. Between villages of whitewashed, flower-decorated stone houses, walkers can follow old paths onto mountainsides, and wander through olive groves or besidethe glittering Aegean Sea. Some days yield swimming opportunities, and others the chance to recharge in a local pub of some bean soup and feta-cheese bread. Seven nights £535, including transport, luggage transfers and walking notes. Last departure October 23.1.What can you do when you are in the unknown Cilento?A．Swim in a pool. B．Have a spa.C．Explore medieval towns. D．Walk through olivegroves. 2．Which destination is your best choice if you intend totravel to Europe after October?A.Turkey. B．Cilento. C．Greece. D．Krakow.3.Which of the following is true accordingto the passage? A．It is a monster thatfuels the fire in Yanartas region.B.Meals are free when you are taking the first adventure.C.You can enjoy a spa from Gorals in the town Szczawnica.D.Bean soup can be served in the pub of Greece’s Pelion Peninsula.BLou Gehrig (1903-1941) was a baseball player with the New York Yankees for 17 seasons. He wa s a powerful hitter known as “The Iron Horse”. Gehrig was a strong, tough and very moral man. His father was often out-of-work because he was an alcoholic and his mother was a maid. His two sisters and only brother died young. As a young boy, Gehrig helped his mother with her work. However, he never let his tough start hold him back. He started playing for the Yankees in 1923 after attending Columbia University, setting many major league records during his career. This included the most consecutive games played (2130 games), a record only broken 56 years later in 1995.Sadly, at the age of 36, he started to tire mid-season and his speed and cooperation ability faded. He resigned. Soon after he was diagnosed with a form of motor neuron disease named amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He delivered his farewell-to-baseball speech to his teammates and fans on 4 July of the same year at the Yankee Stadium.After his speech, the crowd stood and clapped for almost two minutes. The New York Times reported that it was “one of the most touching scenes ever witnessed on a ball field”. Gehrig died two years later of the disease. This increased awareness of the disease and its symptoms; in North America it is still commonly known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease”. The Lou Gehri g Memorial Award is given each year to the Major League Baseball player who best exhibitsGehrig’s integrity and character.4.When did Lou Gehrig give his speech?A．in 1903. B．in 1923. C．in 1939. D．in 1940.5.Who are the audience for Lou’s speech?A．His family. B．His friends. C．His opponents. D．His supporters.6.Why is the illness known as “Lou Gehrig’s disease”?A.Lou Gehrig named the disease.B.This disease is related to playing baseball.C.People get to know the disease due to Lou Gehrig.D.The disease had never appeared before Lou Gehrig caught it.7.What word can best describe Lou Gehrig according to thepassage? A．Determined and persistent. B．Emotional andpatient.C．Wealthy and humorous. D．Gentle and generous.CWe know that the pandemic(流行病)has had a far-reaching impact on our minds — so much so that itmay have changed the very fabric of our society altogether. Mental health professionals think that those with social anxiety will not emerge from the pandemic unaffected. Counselling Directory member Beverley Blackman says, “For people with social anxiety, lockdown will make them deeply anxious in one way, and yet a relief in another.” He added, “On one hand, a person with social anxiety may feel relieved that they no longer have to socialize in person, but they may also feel that they have lost the opportunity to socialize with the people they feel safe and secure spending time with, meaning that they feel a new level of isolation and a different level of anxiety about socializing in any form. Without the security of those they feel safe with, self- confidence may very well decrease rapidly. Lockdown may have had a negative impact on thosewith social anxiety.”Dr Daria J. Kuss, associate professor in psychology at Nottingham Trent University, says: “Following the lockdown, people in this country were allowed to meet up again, which for individuals with social anxiety may have led to stress and worry. They may not be comfortable being expected to be ‘social’again, especially when in larger groups, and may worry about saying the wrong things and asking the wrong questions as they are reintegrating into their offline social lives.” Furthermore, Beverley says our even bigger reliance on social media and digital communication in the midst of lockdown could also have a negative impact on people with social anxiety. She says “For some people with social anxiety, communication by media can be even harder than communication in person. We know that words form only roughly 7-10% of the way in which we communicate and that we rely on body language, facial expression, tone of voice, and unconscious signals behind words to convey our thoughts and feelings.”When it comes to what people with social anxiety can do to feel better asthe lockdown situation continues to shift, Dr. Kuss says “I recommend beingopen and honest with their social environments. Friends and family will empathize when the concerns are voiced openly. Engaging in focused breathing and relaxation may also help alleviate feelings of worry and discomfort. Finally, negative thinking (e.g., “I don’t know what to say”) may be replaced with positive ones (e.g., “I am good enough” and “My friends want to see me”).” 8．Why do people with social anxiety feel relieved during the lockdown?A.There is no one disturbing their life.B.There is no need for them to socialize.C.They have increased their self-confidence.D.People can no longer communicate with each other.9.What does the underlined word mean in the third paragraph?A．Stimulate. B．Relieve. C．Begin. D．Develop.10.What can be the good advice for those with social anxiety during thelockdown?A．Stay at home alone. B．Communicate online.C．Open heart to strangers. D．Take a positive attitude.11.What can we learn from the passage?A.Stay with safe people can bring more confidence.B.Lockdown can help people overcome the feeling of anxiety.C.For people with social anxiety, lockdown is a double-edged sword.D.It is a suitable way for people of social anxiety to communicate by media.DMost of the 500 whales stranded (搁浅)off Tasmania have now died. Dozens more stricken whales have been found in Australia’s largest ever mass stranding. The estimated total now stands at around 500, with the majority of that number dead and a tenth rescued by authorities on the Island state of Tasmania. Experts believe all of the animals would have been part of one large group. Officials began working to rescue survivors among an estimated 270 whales found on Monday on a beach and two sandbars near the remote coastal town of Strahan. Then another 200 whales were spotted from a helicopter on Wednesday less than 10 kilometres (six miles) to the south. All 200 had been confirmed dead by late afternoon. They were among the 380 whales that have died overall, with estimates from earlier today suggesting that 30 that were alive but stranded and 50 had been rescued since Tuesday, Mr Deka, Wildlife Service manager explained. He added, “We’ll continue to work to free as many of the animals as we can. We’ll continue working as long as there are live animals.”It is not known what caused the animals to run aground. While stranding events are not unheard of, they are very rare in such large numbers. About 30 whales in the original stranding were moved from the sandbars to open ocean on Tuesday, but several got stranded again. About a third of the first group had died by Monday evening.Australia’s largest mass stranding had previously been 320 pilot whalesnear the Western Australian town of Dunsborough in 1996. This week’s incidentis the first involving more than 500 whales in Tasmania since 2009. Marine Conservation Programme wildlife biologist Kris Carlyon said the latest mass stranding was the biggest in Australia in terms of numbers stranded and died.Marine scientist Vanessa Pirotta said there were a number of potential reasons why whales might become beached, including navigational errors. She explained, “They do have a very strong social system; these animals are closely bonded and that’s why we have seen so many in this case unfortunatelyin this situation. Rescuing them does not always work, because they are wanting to return back to the group, they might hear the sounds that the others are making, or they’re just disoriented and, in this case, extremely stressed, and just probably so exhausted that they in some cases don’t know where they are.” she added.12.What can be inferred from the first paragraph?A．270 whales were rescued on Monday.B．380 whales were found dead on Tuesday.C．500 whales were found stranded and dead.D．200 whales spotted from a helicopter were dead.13.Why did Kris Carlyon say this event is the biggest in Australia?A.Rescue work is not done in time.B.The number of the death is large.C.The cause of the event is still a mystery.D.There was no other similar event in recent years.14.Which of the following is Not the cause of the stranding of the whales?A．Navigational errors.B．Overhunting of the humanbeings. C．Whales’ groupliving style.D．Whales’ confusion and exhaustion.15.Where does this passage possibly come from?A．A newspaper. B．A magazine. C．A textbook. D．A travel brochure. 第二节（共5 小题；每小题3 分，满分15 分）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。
2021届北京市清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试高三11月测试英语试题(解析版)
Carpathian clambers
Poland and Slovakia are separated by the Carpathian Mountains and their large forest-filled valleys.Starting and ending in Krakow, this trip covers both countries.Some days include theoption of climbing to snowy peaks or taking easier, lower-altitude options, and you’ll likely meet the Gorals — a culturally-distinct group known as “highlanders”.Most memorable activity will be walking along the 300m-high Dunajec River to spa town Szczawnica.Seven nights £630, including transport, luggage transfers and walking st departure October 24.
清华大学英语水平考试模拟试题集
清华大学英语水平考试模拟试题集Part One Listening ComprehensionSection IDirections: In this section you will hear two students, Frank and Theresa, discussing a survey they have to write as an assignment. Listen to the conversation and complete the notes below which what you hear.Notes about Frank’s survey:Topic: ________________________________Typical examples of violent programs:______________________________________________ People’s suggestions:______________________________________________________ ______Peopl e’s reactions to violence on news broadcast:_______________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________A possible problem with this survey:________________________________________________The advantage of the survey:______________________________________________________ _Section TwoDirections: In this section you will listen to some news program. Below are the summaries of the news items. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing words to complete the new summaries.1.An orangutan stopped the traffic outside _________ . It tooka keep from the zoo ________ minutes to get downtownbecause of the traffic. The animal showed no interest in________ but responded when the keeper ________ to it. It held the keeper’s _______ as they got into the car.2. A new method for teaching singing has been developed.Most singers are unaware of how they______________________. By wearing a ______________over your head while you sing, you can hear your voice theway _____________ hear you. This can help you _________ your singing.3.This year there are _______ contestants intheSunsetBeachsandcastle ________--aged from 8 to ____ .The two favorites are Greg Wallace (who has won threetimes before), with his _______ castle, and newcomer David Bradley, with his Star Wars __________.Section ThreeIn this section, you hear four telephone messages. What is each message about? When you hear each message, you should write in English the main information. Some callers’ names are: Alberto, Janine Ellis, and Jim Saunders. You will hear the recording only once.Telephone message 1:______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ _____________________.Telephone message 2:______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________.Telephone message 3:______________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________ ______________________Telephone message4:____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ______________________.Part Two TranslationDirections: Read the following passage carefully and translate it into Chinese. Write your translation clearly in the spaces provided below.What’s in a name?For thousands of years, humanity has classified the living thins of this world in much the same fashion; by their appearance. If it looks like a duck, walks and quacks like a duck, then it is a duck. But tackling millions of species in this way has proven to be a recipe for confusion. As scientists have found to their cost, what looks like a duck may in fact be a goose.More recently, genetic techniques have been applied, particularly for distinguishing the more difficult-to-identity species such as viruses and bacteria by comparing pieces of DNA. Might this approach be more generally applicable? Paul Hebert and his colleagues inCanadathink it might be. Just as barcodes and the“universal product code” numbering scheme uniquely identify different items at a supermarket checkout, they suggest that some stretches of DNA could perform a similar function in living things. In a paper just published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, they discuss how long such a genetic barcode needs to be, and where it might be found.A universal product code found on the high street consists of a string of 11 digits, each of which is one of ten numerals, providing 100 billion unique combinations. Genetic material, however, uses a quaternary, rather than a denary, coding system. In theory, it would only be necessary to sample 15 of those letters to create one billion unique codes.In practice, however, the characteristics of DNA mean that 15 letters are not enough. Unlike the arbitrary numbers of a universal product code, the letters of DNA are not random, because they code for something that a biological meaning.Part Three WritingDirections: Boshi Electronic (China) Co., Ltd. Is planning to recruit an assistant to the general manager. Read the job description and qualification and write to this co,pany to recomment yourself as a candidate. Your letter of application should not be less than 300 words.Job descition:Assit daily administration workCollect and manage informationResponsible for the correspondence and documentsMake business travel planInvolved in meeting aggangementMake reports accurately QualificationMaster degreeGood skill in communication Good gomputer skillsGood skills in bothe written and spo EnglishTeamwork orientationSome topics for Speaking Test1.I. Opening Questions2.Do you like music? What kind of music do you listen to thesedays? Why do you like this particular music?3.Do you like sports? What kind of games do you often play?Why do you like that game?4.Suppose you have won $100,000 ina lottery. What wouldyou do with this money?5.Why do you choose Tsinghua to do your graduate program?What are the most important factors in choosing a school?6.What kind of job do you plan to take upon graduation? Why?7.How much time do you spend learning about the newseveryday? How do you learn about the news, by watchingTV or reading newspaper？Talk about one piece of the latest new that impressed you a great deal.8.I the development of human society, many kinds ofinventions have greatly benefited our lives. Could you giveus some examples? What do you think are the top important inventions in the past 50 years?9．In everyone’s life, he may experience many good and bad events. Please tell me some past events which made you feel good or bad.10. Do you use e-mail or the Internet? What do you use them for?1.II. Role plays or debate1. As the job-hunting season is approaching, many graduates have to decide whether to remain inBeijingand seek a job here (though it is not very easy to hunt a good job) or go to small cities to have an easy life.Student A:It’s not advisable choice for us to work inBeijing, for the life inBeijing won’t be easy here.Student B: I will try every effort to remain here to have a further develop and enjoy the exciting life here.2. As the industry develops more rapidly in these years, people inChinabecome much more concerning about the environmental protection.Student A：I appeal to the government to postpone or stop some of the current projects, and punish the ones who are polluting our city. Industrialization brings us nothing but the stink of money and a dirty sky. We should not develop our industry intensely. The industrialization should be slowed down at once, or we’ll get punishedStudent B: .We should n’t reduce our production under any circumstance. I don’t mean to be unconventional. But I do prefer industrial development to environmental protection. More exactly, industrialization can be the motivation and also the supporter of environment protection, which may be the contrary to normal consideration.3. Deputies from the National People's Congress, as well as members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference,proposed changes to the holidays at this year's congress. They called for shortened Labor Day and National Day holidays, and the addition of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Tomb Sweeping Day. Student A：I’m strongly agree to the change of the holidays, the golden week has lots of disadvantages.Student B：I don’t think the golden w eek holiday should be abrogated, because people have been used to it. People need it.4. Our country has stepped into the aging society (people who are 65 or older have taken up 14%).Who will take care of the very old and disable old? Where could they spend the last few years in their life?Student A：The nursing home is the only way to solve the problem.Student B：I can’t agree. Those who live in the nursing home are not as happy as those who live with their family.5. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster? Work with your partner and discuss the disaster(s) that you experienced or heard of.6. Student A：All the Chinese should join in the "Rejecting the Japanese Goods" side, because the Japanese have done too many things hurting our feelings.Student B："Rejecting the Japanese Goods" is not necessary. The Japanese goods, such as the Japanese notebook PCs, the Japanese cars and so on, are better and cheaper than ours.7. Student A：English language is tool—we learn it for we’re going to use it. So the four skills of English are very important. We attend the English Class for improving our English Skills.Student B：We attend the English class because the charm of a foreign culture often attracts us strongly. That is the very foundation stone of the interest of learning a foreign language. Further more, only by mastering the foreign language can one attain the charm of a culture.8. Class discussion has become a common activity in our classroom nowadays. Many teachers use this activity to involvestudents in the class learning.Student A: It's a waste of time to listen to other students who are as ignorant as us to talk nonsense; we prefer to listen to teachers.Student B：Class discussion can get students more involved in class learning and can give us a chance to share what we know about the subjects.9. Nowadays internet has penetrated into every aspect of out daily life. A lot of people have ever tried to buy something from the internet.Student A: Shopping on internet is very convenient.Student B: I love the traditional shopping method.10. Student A: I worry about the future of human beings. We are facing so many problems in the development.Student B: I do believe that our children will have a better life.1.A: Computer games are the best way to kill time and canpeople can learn a lot from playing it.B: Computer games do more harm than good to young people.1. A and B are two classmates who have never met after theygraduated from the university 5 years ago. Now they meetat the classmates’ reuni on party? What would you say? Role play the two old classmates.13. Did you have to adhere to a dress code or wear a uniform when you went school? How did you feel about it then? How do you feel about it now? Work in pairs to discuss the topic.14. Role Play: Where are you from? You and your partner may come from different regions inChina. Compare the lifestyles in each of your hometown by discussion what is hot (popular) andwhat is not in the city or town.15. Role Play: Tell each other a past event which made you feel good or bad (e.g. A embarrassed situation, un unforgettable school event, a happy reunion, or meeting a famous person).16. What qualities do heroes in movies and TV shows in your country have? Who are some of your own personal heroes? Why do you admire and respect these people? Tell each other you heroes you respect.17. Nowadays, more and more parents choose to educate primary school children at home instead of sending them to school to get public education. How do you think about it?A: strongly agree to it.B: strongly against it.18. Should the University Campus be open to tourist?A: strongly agree to it.B: strongly against it.19.Talk about the marriage of the college students.A: strongly agree to it.B: strongly against it.20.How do you think the Clone technology?A: It’s a breakthrough of the biological engineer.B: Human cloning would cause a lot of problems.。
清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试2020年5月诊断性测试英语答案
中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试2020 年5 月测试英语参考答案1-5 BCACC 6-10 BBDAD 11-15 BCDBA 16-20 CGAEF21-25 ACDBC 26-30 BDADB 31-35 CCBAD 36-40 DAACB41．truly 42．themselves 43．that/which 44．based 45．was called46．friends 47．Another 48．how 49．to convey 50．knew短文改错We’ve all experienced positive and negative mood. The emotions we feel every day play amoods animportant role in how you think and behave. For one thing, people who are often in a positive moodwein their everyday life tends to be happier, healthier and get along better with others. For other, a badtend anothermood can ruin our day, as well the day of the people around us. However, there are many things weascan do to turn our bad mood into a good one. As far as I’m concerning, exercise is one of the keys toconcernedgetting rid from a bad mood. Meanwhile, the simple act of sharing time in others is a great way to release of withstress and anxiety. So next time we’re feeling down, and call up a friend or visit a neighbor.书面表达Dear editor,I’m so honore d to introduce the great changes that have taken place in my hometown for the last ten years. Ten years ago, my hometown was a small and poor city, which had fewer factories. And people had very limited choices on the daily diets and transportation. However, nowadays my hometown has taken on a brand-new look with rapid development of culture and economy. People have confidence when walking on the clean and busy street. Also, there are so many tall buildings standing around the city. When it comes to the transportation, private cars can be seen easily. Besides, people can have dinner in various restaurants.From my point of view, I really appreciate the life at present and I do believe our city will become more and more prosperous.Thank you for your reading.Yours,Li Hua。
清华大学英语水平考试试题汇总
综合练习（历次水平II试题精选）Part One Listening ComprehensionSection IDirections: In this section you will hear two students, Frank and Theresa, disc ussing a survey they have to write as an assignment. Listen to the conversation and complete the notes below which what you hear.Notes about Frank’s survey:Topic: ________________________________Typical examples of violent programs: _________________________________________ _____People’s suggestions: ________________________________________________________ ____Pe ople’s reactions to violence on news broadcast: ____________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________A possible problem with this survey: __________________________________________ ______The advantage of the survey: __________________________________________________ _____Section TwoDirections: In this section you will listen to some news program. Below are the summaries of the news items. Listen to the recording and fill in the missing w ords to complete the new summaries.1.An orangutan stopped the traffic outside _________ . It took a keep from the zoo ________ minutes to get downtown because of the traffic. The animal showed no interest in ________ but responded when the keeper ________ to it. It held the keeper’s _______ as they got into the car.2. A new method for teaching singing has been developed. Most singers are unawareof how they ______________________. By wearing a ______________ over your head while you sing, you can hear your voice the way _____________ hear you. This ca n help you _________ your singing.3.This year there are _______ contestants in the Sunset Beaches and castle ________--aged from 8 to ____ . The two favorites are Greg Wallace (who has won three times before), with his _______ castle, and newcomer David Bradley, with his S tar Wars __________.Section ThreeIn this section, you hear four telephone messages. What is each message about W hen you hear each message, you should write in English the main information. So me callers’ names are: Alberto, Janine Ellis, and Jim Saunders. You will hear the recording only once.Telephone message 1: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Telephone message 2: _________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________.Telephone message 3: _________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Telephone message 4:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.Part Two TranslationDirections:Read the following passage carefully and translate it into Chinese. Write your translation clearly in the spaces provided below.What’s in a nameFor thousands of years, humanity has classified the living thins of this world in much the same fashion; by their appearance. If it looks like a duck, walks a nd quacks like a duck, then it is a duck. But tackling millions of species in t his way has proven to be a recipe for confusion. As scientists have found to th eir cost, what looks like a duck may in fact be a goose.More recently, genetic techniques have been applied, particularly for distingui shing the more difficult-to-identity species such as viruses and bacteria by co mparing pieces of DNA. Might this approach be more generally applicable Paul He bert and his colleagues in Canada think it might be. Just as barcodes and the “universal product code” numbering scheme uniquely identify different items a t a supermarket checkout, they suggest that some stretches of DNA could perform a similar function in living things. In a paper just published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, they discuss how long such a genetic barcode needs to b e, and where it might be found.A universal product code found on the high street consists of a string of 11 di gits, each of which is one of ten numerals, providing 100 billion unique combin ations. Genetic material, however, uses a quaternary, rather than a denary, cod ing system. In theory, it would only be necessary to sample 15 of those letters to create one billion unique codes.In practice, however, the characteristics of DNA mean that 15 letters are not e nough. Unlike the arbitrary numbers of a universal product code, the letters of DNA are not random, because they code for something that a biological meaning.Part Three WritingDirections: Boshi Electronic (China) Co., Ltd. is planning to recruit an assis tant to the general manager. Read the job description and qualification and wri te to this company to recommend yourself as a candidate. Your letter of applica tion should not be less than 300 words.Some topics for Speaking TestOpening Questions1. Do you like music What kind of music do you listen to these days Why do you like this particular music2. Do you like sports What kind of games do you often play Why do you like tha t game3. Suppose you have won $100,000 ina lottery. What would you do with this mone y4.Why do you choose Tsinghua to do your graduate program What are the most im portant factors in choosing a school5.What kind of job do you plan to take upon graduation Why6. How much time do you spend learning about the news everyday How do you lear n about the news, by watching TV or reading newspaperTalk about one piece of the latest new that impressed you a great deal.7. In the development of human society, many kinds of inventions have greatly benefited our lives. Could you give us some examples What do you think are the top important inventions in the past 50 years8. In everyone’s lif e, he may experience many good and bad events. Please tel l me some past events which made you feel good or bad.9. Do you use e-mail or the Internet What do you use them forII. Role plays or debate1. As the job-hunting season is approaching, many graduates have to decide whe ther to remain in Beijing and seek a job here (though it is not very easy to hu nt a good job) or go to small cities to have an easy life.Student A:It’s not advisable choice for us to work in Beijing, for the life in Beijing won’t b e easy.Student B:I will try every effort to remain here to have a further develop an d enjoy the exciting life here.2. As the industry develops more rapidly in these years, people in China become much more concerning about the environmental protection.Student A：I appeal to the government to postpone or stop some of the current p rojects, and punish the ones who are polluting our city. Industrialization brings us nothing but the stink of money and a dirty sky. We should not develop our industry intensely. The industrialization should be slowed down at once, or w e’ll get punishedStudent B:We shouldn’t reduce our production under any circumstance. I don’t mean to be unconventional. But I do prefer industrial development to environm ental protection. More exactly, industrialization can be the motivation and als o the supporter of environment protection, which may be the contrary to normal consideration.3. Deputies from the National People's Congress, as well as members of the Chi nese People's Political Consultative Conference, proposed changes to the holida ys at this year's congress. They called for shortened Labor Day and National Da y holidays, and the addition of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Tomb Sweeping D ay.Student A：I’m strongly agree to the change of the holidays, the golden week h as lots of disadvantages.Student B：I don’t think the golden week holiday should be abrogated, because people have been used to it. People need it.4. Our country has stepped into the aging society (people who are 65 or older have taken up 14%).Who will take care of the very old and disable old Where cou ld they spend the last few years in their lifeStudent A：The nursing home is the only way to solve the problem.Student B：I can’t agree. Those who live in the nursing home are not as happy as those who live with their family.5. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster Work with your partner and dis cuss the disaster(s) that you experienced or heard of.6. Student A：All the Chinese should join in the "Rejecting the Japanese Goods" side, because the Japanese have done too many things hurting our feelings. Student B："Rejecting the Japanese Goods" is not necessary. The Japanese goods, such as the Japanese notebook PCs, the Japanese cars and so on, are better and cheaper than ours.7. Student A：English language is tool—we learn it for we’re going to use it. So the four skills of English are very important. We attend the English Class for improving our English Skills.Student B：We attend the English class because the charm of a foreign culture o ften attracts us strongly. That is the very foundation stone of the interest of learning a foreign language. Furthermore, only by mastering the foreign lang uage can one attain the charm of a culture.8.Class discussion has become a common activity in our classroom nowadays. M any teachers use this activity to involve students in the class learning. Student A: It's a waste of time to listen to other students who are as ignor ant as us to talk nonsense; we prefer to listen to teachers.Student B：Class discussion can get students more involved in class learning an d can give us a chance to share what we know about the subjects.9. Nowadays internet has penetrated into every aspect of out daily life. A lot of people have ever tried to buy something from the internet.Student A: Shopping on internet is very convenient.Student B: I love the traditional shopping method.10. Student A: I worry about the future of human beings. We are facing so ma ny problems in the development.Student B:I do believe that our children will have a better life.A: Computer games are the best way to kill time and can people can learn a lot from playing it.B: Computer games do more harm than good to young people.11. A and B are two classmates who have never met after they graduated from the university 5 years ago. Now they meet at the classmates’ reunion party What would you say Role play the two old classmates.12. Did you have to adhere to a dress code or wear a uniform when you went sch ool How did you feel about it then How do you feel about it now Work in pairs t o discuss the topic.13. Role Play: Where are you from You and your partner may come from different regions inChina. Compare the lifestyles in each of your hometown by discussion what is hot (popular) and what is not in the city or town.14.Role Play: Tell each other a past event which made you feel good or bad .A embarrassed situation, un unforgettable school event, a happy reunion, or mee ting a famous person).15. What qualities do heroes in movies and TV shows in your country have Who a re some of your own personal heroes Why do you admire and respect these people Tell each other you heroes you respect.16. Nowadays, more and more parents choose to educate primary school children at home instead of sending them to school to get public education. How do you t hink about itA: strongly agree to it. B: strongly against it.17. Should the University Campus be open to touristA: strongly agree to it. B: strongly against it.about the marriage of the college students.A: strongly agree to it. B: strongly against it.do you think the Clone technologyA: It’s a breakthrough of the biological engineer.B: Human cloning would cause a lot of problems.写作题型与篇章结构写作从命题语言形式上可以分为三类：1. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement People are never sat isfied with what they have. They always want something more or something differ ent. Use specific reasons and examples to explain your position.该题型的篇章结构：第一段：引言（表明观点：支持/反对）第二段：支持/反对理由一第三段：支持/反对理由二（第四段：支持/反对理由三）第五段：结论（归纳或重申观点）2. Some schools encourage their students to take part in team sports, such as football, baseball, and basketball. Other schools place greater emphasis on s uch individual sports as tennis, running, and swimming. Which type of sports program would you recommend for teenagers Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.该题型的篇章结构：（1）第一段：引言（用自己的语言解释命题，肯定两种观点的合理性）第二段：第一种观点的合理性第三段：第二种观点的合理性第四段：结论（自己的观点及两至三条理由或倾向于折中的观点）（2）第一段：引言（略提及自己反对的观点的合理性，转折后，明确表明自己支持的观点）第二段：自己支持的观点论据一第三段：自己支持的观点论据二（第四段：自己支持的观点论据三）第五段：结论（重申自己的观点）3. Inventions such as eyeglasses and the sewing machine have had an important e ffect on your lives. Choose another invention that you think is important. G ive specific reasons for your choice.该题型的篇章结构：第一段：引言（明确话题）第二段：讨论话题第一方面第三段：讨论话题第二方面（第四段：讨论话题第三方面）第五段：结论（总结前面提到的几个方面）范文1：Do you agree or disagree with the following statement Television has helped imp rove standards of education. Use specific reasons and details to support your a nswer.I disagree that television has helped improved standards of education for a num ber of reasons. The first and probably the most important reason is the program ming. Around the world it is movies, sit-com, soap operas, pop music and talk s hows which dominate TV screens. There may be nothing wrong with these, and they are certainly popular with audiences, but the content of these programs has no t helped to make people better educated.Typical television programs have also had a bad effect on viewers Attention spa n, that is, on how long they can concentrate. Most TV programs do not require m uch concentration and young viewers, especially, get used to this. Education, o n the other hand, does require concentration and young people find this increas ingly difficult.Another characteristic of television is that it encourages a passive attitude i n viewers instead of an active one. Most popular TV programs encourage an uncri tical response, but education requires you to think about what is presented to you, to react to it and in some way to make use of it. In addition, passive TV-watching has often taken the place of more active pursuits such as reading, mus ic, playing board games and conversation, all of which are more educational tha n a typical evening of TV.Finally, it seems to be true that television makes it difficult for viewers, es pecially young ones, to distinguish properly between fact and fiction. This con fusion, which is really another kind of uncritical response, again works agains t educational principles.Television has done many good things. It entertains lonely, old and sick people; it certainly helps countries’ economies by selling products, and can be very informative by bringing news from around the locality, the country and the worl d into peoples’ homes. However, by making people passive and uncritical, telev ision has a negative effect on education.范文2：There have been many arguments in recent years whether nuclear energy should be used to generate electricity. Do you think nuclear energy should or should not be used for this purpose in your country Which side do you agree with Use spec ific reasons and examples to support your answer.Before giving my opinion, I think it is important to look at the arguments on b oth sides. People who support using nuclear energy to produce electricity usual ly give some or all of the following reasons. The first argument is that it is potentially cheaper than any other way. The second is that other ways of produc ing electricity require nonrenewable resources, such as coal and oil, and one d ay these will be used up. This, they say, is not the case if we use nuclear ene rgy. The third reason is more of a political one: some countries do not have the raw materials, such as coal, oil or water, which are needed to generate elect ricity and so they have to depend too much on other countries.People who attack using nuclear energy for generating electricity generally say that it is too dangerous, both now and in the future. They point to severe nuc lear accidents, such as Chernobyl, and some others in the United States, and sa y that the effects are so bad that the risk of an accident, even if the risk is very small, is not worthwhile. They also often say that there will be problems in the future of how to store the dangerous waste from old nuclear power stati ons, which can be deadly for thousands of years.As far as my own country is concerned, I believe there are two main reasons why it should not try to use nuclear energy at this time. Firstly, we have plenty of oil and hydroelectric energy from which to generate electricity. Secondly, i f countries like the United States and Russia can suffer nuclear accidents, it would be very difficult to guarantee safety in my country. Furthermore, we have many better and more urgent things to do with the money.常用词语与表达法1. Introductory:generally speaking, generally, as a general rule, comparativ ely speaking, comparatively, in general, in a sense, in one sense, in a way, to some extent, to a certain degree, in my opinion, in my view, to my mind, as fo r me, as far as I am concerned, on a personal level, at an individual level, fr om a (personal and psychological) perspective, in some cases, in some respects, on a larger scale, at a local level, to take the idea further, to take the abo ve point to an extreme, putting the discussion in a wider context, following th e same line of…, traditionally, unfortunately, obviously, undoubtedly, practically speaking, simplistically speaking, economically speaking, financially spea king, in terms of, at the risk of sounding too cold, in a slightly cold calcula tion, at the risk of sounding too direct.2. Comparison: similarly, likewise, in the same way, equally important, like, both…and…, the same as, (have…) in common, in a not dissim ilar way3. Contrast: on the contrary, on the one hand, on the other hand, otherwise, unlike, in sharp contrast, whereas, rather than, conversely, instead, by contra st4. Exemplification:for example, for instance, as an example, as a case in p oint, as an illustration, such as, namely, that is, like, say5. Enumeraion: first, second, in the first place, initially, first of all, to begin with, to start with, first and foremost, in the second place, next, also, besides, furthermore, moreover, in addition, what is more, beyond that, for one thing, for another, finally, supremely, eventually6.Cause:because…, because of, as, since, for, owing to, due to, on account of, as a result of7. Concession:although, nevertheless, however, but, yet, admittedly, it is t rue… but, in spite of, even though, granted that…, at the very worse8. Emphasis:chiefly, especially, indeed, in fact, certainly, particularly, t o be sure, actually, above all, surely, most important of all, even worse, no d oubt, needless to say, more often than not9. Result:thus, so, consequently, hence, therefore, accordingly, as a result, for this reason, as a consequence, on that account, it follows that…10. Summary:in conclusion, in short, in brief, in summary, on the whole, fin ally, to sum up, to conclude, in a word常用句型Argumentation1、The idea of… is not without advantages.2、Nonetheless, pound for pound, I reckon that… is more advantageous.3、My view is that……4、Likewise, common sense tells us that……5、Many people would claim that……6、I also see a more serous reason for preferring to ……7、 A, by contrast, is blessed with advantages.8、Another reason why I would usually prefer to …… is that ……9、I can see that many of the advantages of …… seem obvious.10、 What is also wort h noticing is that……11、It might also be noted that……12、If we turn our attention to ……，we see that……13、There is no evidence to suggest that……14、The chief strength of …… is ……15、 A further reason why I advocate an attitude o f …… is that ……Exemplification1.I can think of no better illustration of the idea than the example of ……2.I can think of no better illustration of the view than the fact of ……3.Numerous other examples might be given easily, but these will suffice.4.we may c ite a single example of ……5.history presents many examples of ……6.The situation is not rare, it is one of many examples I have encountered.7.one very amusing example of this is ……Conclusion1.From what has been discussed above, we may safely draw the conclus ion that ……2.Taking into account all these factors, we may safely reach the conclusion that……3.Judging from all the evidence offered, we may safely come to the conclusion that ……4.All the evidence supports an unmistakable conclusion that ……5.All the analysis justifies an unshakable view that ……6.All the evidence confirms a sound idea that ……7.Personal experience leads me to the conclusion that ……8.I agree with the above statement because it seems to me that ……9.Above all, I have supported the statement that it is better to …… because……10.To be fair, I must own up the advantage that ……, but I firmly believe that……听力模拟题一Question 1-4Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.Question 5-10Complete the table below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.Question 11-13Complete the sentences below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.RIVERSIDE INDUSTRIAL VILLAGE11 Riverside Village was a good place to start an industry because it had wat er raw materials and fuels such as and .12 The metal industry was established at Riverside Village by who lived in the area.13 There were over water-powered mills in the area in the eighteenth century.Question 14-23Complete the notes below.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.听力模拟题一——答案和听力原文Answer Key1shopping/ variety of shopping 2guided tours3more than 12/ over 124notice board513th February6Tower of London7Bristol8American Museum9student newspaper10Yentob11coalfirewood12local craftsmen1316014cities/ environment15windy16humid17shady/ shaded18dangerous19leaves20ground21 considerably reduce/ decrease/ filter22low23space/ roomAudio ScriptsQuestion 1-4MAN: Good morning.WOMAN:Good morning. How can I help youMAN: I understand that the school organizes…umm, trips to different…WOMAN:Yes, we run five every month(example): three during weekends and two Wednesday afternoon trips.MAN: What sort of placesWOMAN:Well, obviously it varies, but always places of historical interest and also which offer a variety of shopping(Q1), because our students always ask about that…and then we go for ones there we know there are guided tours(Q2), because this gives a good focus for the visit.MAN: Do you travel farWOMAN:Well, we’re lucky here, obviously, because we’re able to say that all our visits are less than three hours drive.MAN: How much do they costWOMAN:Again it varies-between five and fifteen pounds a head, depending on di stance.MAN: Ah ha…WOMAN:Oh, and we do offer to arrange special trips if, you know, there are m ore than twelve(Q3)people.MAN: Oh right, I’ll keep that in mind. And what are the times normally WOMAN:We try to keep it pretty fixed so that, that students get to know the p attern. We leave at eight-thirty . and return at six . We figure it’s b est to keep the day fairly short.MAN: Oh yes. And how do we reserve a placeWOMAN:You sign your name on the notice board(Q4). Do you know where it is MAN: Ah ha. I saw it this morning.WOMAN: And we do ask that you sign up three days in advance so we know we’ve got enough people interested to run it, and we can cancel if necessary, with fu ll refund of course.MAN: That’s fine, thanks.Question 5-10MAN: And what visits are planned for this termWOMAN:Right, well I’m afraid the schedule hasn’t been printed out yet, but we have confirmed the dates and planed the optional extra visits which you can also book in advance if you want to.MAN:Oh that’s all right. If you can just give some idea of the weekend ones so I can, you know, work out when to see friends, etcetera.WOMAN:Oh sure. Well, the first one is St Ives. That’s on the thirteenth of February(Q5)and we’ll have only sixteen places available ’cos we’re going by minibus. And that’s a day in town with the optional extra of visit ing the H epworth Museum.MAN:Oh right…yeah…that sounds good.WOMAN:Then there’s a London trip on the sixteenth of February and we’ll be taking a medium-sized coach so there’ll be forty-five places on that, and, let’s see, the optional extra is the Tower of London(Q6).MAN:Oh, I’ve already been there.WOMAN:After that there’s Bristol(Q7)on the third of March.MAN: WhereWOMAN:Bristol…B-R-I-S-T-O-L.MAN:OK….WOMAN:That’s in a different minibus with eighteen places available, oh, and the optional extra is a visit to the . Greet Britain.MAN:OK…WOMAN:We’re going to Salisbury on the eighteenth of March and that’s always a popular one because the optional extra is Stonehenge, so we’re taking the la rge coach with fifty seats…MAN: Oh good.WOMAN:And then the last one is to Bath on the twenty-third of March.MAN: Oh yes. Is Bath the Roman cityWOMAN: Yes, that’s right, and that’s in the sixteen-seater minibus.MAN: And where’s the optional visitWOMAN:It’s to the American Museum(Q8)- well worth a visit.MAN:OK, well that’s great, thanks for all that…WOMAN: My pleasure. By the way, if you want more information about any of the trips, have a look in the student newspaper(Q9).MAN: OK.WOMAN: Or, have a word with my assistant; her name is Jane Yentob(Q10) - th at’s Y-E-N-T-O-B.MAN: Right, I’ve got that. Thank you very much for all your help. WOMAN:You’re very welcome. I hope you enjoy the trips.Question 11-13Good afternoon everybody and welcome to Riverside Industrial Village. To start your visit I’m just going to give you a brief account of the history of the mu seum before letting you roam about on your own. I won’t keep you long. OK Now, from where we’re standing you’ve got a good view of the river over th ere. And it was because of this fast-flowing water that this site was a natural place for manufacturing works. The water and the availability of raw materials in the area, like minerals and iron ore, and also the abundance of local fuels, like coal and firewood(Q11), all made this site suitable for industry from a very early time.Water was the main source of power for the early industries and some of the water wheels were first established in the twelfth century, would you believe A t that time, local craftsmen(Q12)first built an iron forge just behind the village here on the bend in the river. By the seventeenth and eighteenth centur ies the regions rivers supported more than a hundred and sixty(Q13)water mi lls-and many of these continued operate well into the nineteenth century. But t hen the steam engine was invented and then the railways came and the centers of industry were able to move away from the rivers and the countryside and into t he towns. So, industrial villages like this one became very rare.So that’s the history for you. If you’d like any more information, you can ask me some questions, or you can read further in our excellent guide book.Question 14-23Good day, ladies and gentlemen. I have been asked today to talk to you about th e urban landscape. There are two major areas that I will focus on in my talk: h ow vegetation can have a significant effect on urban climate, and how we can be。
2020年清华中学高三英语一模试题及答案解析
2020年清华中学高三英语一模试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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AVail Marriott Mountain ResortVail Winter Weather GuideCovered in grand mountains，flashing lights and snowy pines, Vail is perfect for explorers and people who love adventures alike. Whether skiing down the slopes for the first time or the hundredth, this guide will ensure that you're ready for everything this city has to offer.Best Time to VacationDecember through to March tends to be the best time for those interested in skiing down the slopes in style.Know Before You GoMake the necessary preparations and reservations in advance：• Ski and Snowboard Rentals（租赁）：Don't have your own equipment! Vail Sports rents out a variety of skis and snowboards for all ages and abilities, as well as snow shoes and helmets.• Clothing Rentals：For those not interested in purchasing hundreds of dollars of ski clothing for one vacation. Mountain Threads has a rental program just for you, where you can get mountain necessities like coats, pants and goggles（护目镜）.• Suncream：You might not think about getting sunburn, but it happens to skiers and snowboarders every day.• Difficulty levels：It's important to know what level you're at before jumping on a ski lift and heading up the mountain. Use a free trail map and plan the slopes you're going to ski down ahead of time based on the following levels you'll find up the mountain：• Green Circle：These are the easiest slopes.• Blue Square：These indicate average to medium levels.• Black Diamond：The most advanced slopes. Some mountains will feature double black diamonds, indicating even higher difficulty.While Vail is famous for snow sports, you'll find plenty of other fun things to do once the sun goes down or you are tired. Explore the rest of our website for more information!1. When is the best time to visit Vail if you like skiing?A. In March, April June and DecemberB. In December, February, April and MarchC. In January, February, March and DecemberD. In September, October, November and December2. Before you go to the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort, you will have to take ________with you.A. helmetsB. gogglesC. suncreamD. a trail map3. What will a skiing beginner who wants to enjoy himself prefer to choose?A. Blue SquareB. Black DiamondC Double Black Diamonds D. Green CircleBRemember when your mom told you not to eat too many candy bars or sweets because they can cause tooth decay (蛀牙)? However, it turns out that chocolate can be moresalutaryto your teeth than you might expect. Recent studies show that chocolate can effectively fight against tooth decay, as if we need another excuse to eat chocolate.Chocolate offers protection like fluoride, a main ingredient in most household toothpastes. Not only does chocolate protect our teeth, but it can do so very effectively. Studies show that chocolate has compounds that provide strong protection for teeth. One of the compounds in chocolate, CBH, is shown to protect even more effectively than fluoride.Tooth decay happens when bacteria work to turn sugar into acids in our mouth. This is why eating foods with high sugar content can lead to more tooth decay. The compounds in chocolate, however, are anti-bacteria and can fight against bacteria in your mouth. The CBH compound in particular also works to strengthen tooth enamel (牙釉质), andprotects against tooth decay.Does this mean you can cat as much chocolate as you want without worrying about your teeth? It depends on the types of chocolate that you like. The protective effect of chocolate is most effective when you chew on cocoa beans. Of course, this option is not very appealing to; most people. A more tasty option is to choose dark chocolate with little sugar content, ideally no more than 6 to 8 grams per serving. For other types of chocolate with higher sugar content, the effect will be lessened. However, because of the protective compounds, it is still better for your teeth than other sweets and desserts containing the same amount of sugar.4. The word “salutary” in paragraph 1 means?A. Beneficial.B. Harmful.C. Familiar.D. Useless.5. What can we know about the compound CBH in chocolate?A. It can help chocolate cure tooth decay.B. It can effectively stop teeth from decaying.C. It may protect teeth better than toothpastes do.D. It may soon replace most household toothpastes.6. How does chocolate fight tooth decay?A. By breaking down acids.B. By building up compounds.C. By fixing up tooth enamel.D. By fighting against bacteria.7. What's the main idea of the text?A. Chocolate plays the role of toothpaste.B. Chocolate protects against tooth decay.C. Chocolate is the best choice for teeth protection.D. Chocolate is healthier to teeth than other sweets.CA team of engineers atHarvardUniversity in trying to create the first robotic fly. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny is the size of a fat housefly. Its mini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks."The added difficulty with a project like this is that actually none of its components is off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own’ said Robert Wood, a Harvard engineering professor.They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. “The seemingly simple system which just moves the wings hasa number of interdependencies (相互依赖）on the individual components, each of which individually has to perform well, but then has to be matched well to everything it d connected to,” said Wood.While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal is eventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday perform data-gathering work at rescue sites，in farmers’ fields or on the battlefield. "Basically it should be able to take off, land and fly around，” he said.Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-scale. Yet, the power, sensing and computation technologies on board could have much broader applications.“You can start thinking about using them to answer open scientific questions, you know, to study biology in ways that would be difficultwith the animal，but using these robots instead” he said. "So there are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions that are really what drives us on a day-to-day basis.”8. What is the typical characteristic of the robotic fly?A. It's automatic.B.It's very small.C. It's controllable.D. It's quite powerful.9. We can infer from the passage that the robotic flyer can____ .A. act as a spy planeB. help do farm workC.fly at a very high speedD. answer many scientific questions10. What is Wood's idea about the robotic fly according to the last paragraph?A. It is highly questionable.B. It has wide practical applications.C. It gives scientists interest in flying machines.D. It points to a new direction in studying biology.11. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Harvand's Study in the Field of Insects.B. A Breakthrough in Engineering ScienceC. An Interesting Invention一Robotic FlyD. Robotic Fly一a Copy of Real Life InsectDPaper is an important part of modern life. People use it in school, at work, to make artwork and books, to wrap presents and much more. Trees are the most common material for paper these days.So how do people make paper out of trees today? People first cut trees, load them onto trucks and bring them to a factory. Machines cut open the outer coverings of the trees, and cut the trees into pieces. Those pieces are boiled into a soup. After that, it is hit flat, dried and cut up into sheets of paper.The entire process, from planting a small tree to buying your school notebook, takes a very long time. Just growing the trees takes 10 to 20 years.Making tons of paper from trees can harm the planet. Humans cut down 80, 000 to 160,000 trees around the world every day, and use many of them to make paper. Some of those trees come from tree farms. But people also cut down forests for paper, which means that animals and birds lose their homes.Cutting forests down also contributes to climate change, and paper factories pollute the air. After you throwpaper, it often takes the paper six to nine years to break down. That's why recycling is important. It saves a lot of trees, slows climate change and helps protect endangered animals, birds and all creatures that rely on forests for their homes and food.So if paper isn't good for the environment, why don't people write on something else?The answer: They do. With computers, tablets and cellphones, people use much less paper than in the past. Maybe a day will come when we won't use paper at all — or will save it for very special books and artworks.12. What can we know about making paper out of trees?A. It costs much money.B. It takes a lot of time.C. It is very easy and fast.D. It is dangerous and difficult.13. What is the impact of paper production?A. It promotes the recycling.B. It does harm to the environment.C. It slows down the climate change.D. It protects the animals from losing homes.14. How will we use paper someday in the future according to the text?A. Use it for books only.B. Use the recycled paper.C. Treasure it occasionally.D. Use it for artworks.15. What idea does the author want to express from the text?A. The influence of making paper on environment.B. The wonderful experience of making paper.C. The necessary process of making paper.D. The good reasons for making paper.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试2021年1月英语试题
清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试2021年1月英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读选择Four of the Oldest Buildings in the WorldKnap of HowarOne of the oldest buildings in the world is the Knap of Howar, which dates back to 3700-3500 BCE.The farmhouse is one of the oldest, still-standing stone houses in Europe. It includes two stone homes linked through a hidden passage and joint walls. Archaeologists say Irish or Scottish monks could be the first builders and residents of the Knap of Howar. Although the house is still standing, these abandoned places around the world are better candidates for restoration.Ġgantija TemplesThe Megalithic Temples of Malta, or the Ġgantija Temples, date back to 3600 to 3200 BCE. The two temples on the island of M alta are UNESCO World Heritage sites. It’s one of the oldest free-standing monuments in the world. Archaeologists think the temple was used for ritual animal sacrifices.Shunet el-ZebibShunet el-Zebib is partially standing, but mostly in ruins. It’s still, however, one of the oldest buildings in the world. The Egyptian temple built in 2750 BCE is of mud and brick. It has an underground tomb as well as an above-ground complex. Architecturally, it’s a nod to the Egyptian pyramids soon to come.Tomb of CyrusBuilt in 530 BCE, the Tomb of Cyrus is one of Iran’s World Heritage Sites and one of the oldest buildings on the planet. It’s also believed to be one of the first earthquake-protected structures in the world, according to Atlas Obscura. The base isolating used on the tomb protects the main structure from moving apart from the foundation.1．What do the four buildings have in common?A．All of them are located in Europe.B．All of them are made of stone and mud.C．All of them are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.D．All of them were built before the birth of Christ.2．Which of the four buildings may be the strongest?A．Knap of Howar. B．Ġgantija Temples.C．Shunet el-Zebib. D．Tomb of Cyrus.3．Which of the following is True according to the passage?A．Shunet el-Zebib is earthquake protected.B．Tomb of Cyrus has an underground tomb.C．Ġgantija Temples are built by Irish monks.D．Knap of Howar may be the oldest building among the four.In the summer of 2010, Deborah Barrett and her son, Anthony, walked out of a restaurant near theEdmonton high school from which he’d graduated two years earlier. They had volunteered to wash dishes there to give Anthony something to do, but when they went out, the sun sliced through the clouds and Deborah had a realization: my kid is not spending his life in a dish pit.Cleaning plates isn’t the only option for high-school graduates. But Anthony has autism （自闭症）and is mostly non-verbal, aside from short words in answer to yes-or-no questions and the Eeeee sounds he makes when he’s excited, happy or frustrated. Once a person with intellectual disabilities ages out of school, “There’s no life for them,” Deborah says. Programs end, and jobs are usually humble.As her son entered his 20s, Deborah thought about what he could do and what he enjoyed. Among his likes: being driven around and carrying things, as well as seeing new places but not staying long. Maybe he could be a courier? The catch: Anthony doesn’t move fast, and courier jobs would require his support staff to be his driver and co-worker.That wasn’t an issue for Mike Hamm. In 2012, he became Anthony’s new assistant and embraced the plan of spending part of their days delivering packages as a team. The pair called their venture Anthony at Your Service, signed a few customers and set ou t in Hamm’s lorry.Seven years later, boxes awaiting distribution are piled on the porch of the home. Anthony, 30, shares with Deborah and her husband, David, a lawyer. The company now has two-dozen delivery teams — each comprising a contractor with an intellectual disability and their support-worker contractor — in Edmonton and Calgary.Launching a company that employs 24 contractors with intellectual disabilities, and all thelogistics that come along with that, wasn’t the original plan, Deborah says. But the realities of delivery work — the peaks and valleys in demand, the long hours — meant that Anthony and Hamm couldn’t shoulder the load alone.And the feedback she received from Alberta’s autistic and intellectually disabled communities suggested they wanted to work for a company that understood them.Running Anthony at Your Service has become Deborah’s full-time, and she gave up her psychotherapy practice and the presidency of Autism Society Alberta a couple years ago. “What I’m doing for Anthony now has made more difference in his life than any of that other work,” she says. “We want to create jobs for people with all kinds of abilities and disabilities.”4．What’s the future of the persons with intellectual disabilities according to Deborah? A．They will lose their lives.B．They will get well-paid jobs.C．They will clean plates in restaurants.D．They will find it hard to find a decent job.5．What does the underlined word “courier” mean in the 3 rd paragraph? A．Accountant. B．Barber.C．Deliveryman. D．Engineer.6．What can be inferred from the passage?A．David launched the company for his son.B．Anthony’s contractors are mainly disabled.C．Deborah gave up her original job unwillingly.D．Mike Hamm is an intellectually disabled person.7．Which of the following words can best describe Deborah Barrett?A．Accessible. B．Caring.C．Humorous. D．Modest.Jellyfish are unusual creatures. They’re neither fish nor jelly. Some are among the most colourful creatures in the world, but it’s best to look but not touch these invertebrates（无脊椎动物）. Not only are they very fragile creatures, but many give a painful sting, and some are even deadly. Whether you admire them in an aquarium or try to avoid them in the wild, you won’t be able to get these fascinating jellyfish facts ou t of your head.Here’s a jellyfish fact that might come in handy: There are several names for a group of jellyfish. They include smack, bloom, and swarm. Choose the word you prefer depending on whether you think the jellyfish pack looks like a garden of blooming flowers or more like a frightening pack of stingers, and whether you’re admiring them at an aquarium or if you and your fellow snorkelers are surrounded.Jellyfish have two main forms in their life cycle that look quite different from each other. Scientific American explains that an adult jellyfish, called a medusa, has a bell-shaped body with tentacles（触须）flowing down below it. Young jellyfish, called polyps, look more like sea anemones, with shorter tentacles that flow up above the main body. Medusas reproduce by releasing eggs.Melanie Roberts, Senior Aquarist at SeaWorld Orlando, says that the largest jellyfish in the world is a lion’s mane jellyfish. The body of this beautiful orange jelly can grow up to three feet in diameter. With its 12,000 tentacles that can grow 120 feet long, adds that the lion’s mane jelly compares in size to the planet’s largest animal: the blue whale.Regardless of their size, jellyfish are mostly made of water. In fact, they’re about 95 per cent water.These c reatures don’t have brains, blood, or bones. And most jellyfish don’t have eyes. Jellyfish also use their mouths both for eating and for waste removal.8．Why can’t we touch jellyfish?A．Because they may be stung.B．Because they may die easily.C．Because they may feel painful.D．Because they may hurt people.9．What are jellyfish named after?A．Its size. B．Its color.C．Its appearance. D．Its lifestyle.10．What can we learn from the passage?A．Mouth is an important organ for jellyfish.B．Polyps can clone themselves by laying eggs.C．The largest jellyfish in the world is 120 feet long.D．Medusas have tentacles flowing up above the body.11．What can be the best title of the passage?A．Several facts about jellyfish.B．The two main forms of jellyfish.C．Jellyfish are neither fish nor jelly.D．Jellyfish have many different names.Any time we burn fossil fuels, we’re pumping fine particulate matter（细颗粒物）from oil, gas andother toxins（毒素）into the air. “Some of these carbon particles can persist in the lungs for d ecades,” says Dr. Don Sin, a respirologist and director of the Centre for Heart Lung Innovation in Vancouver.Over 7,000 Canadians died from complications due to poor air quality in 2015. A study in the European Heart Journal earlier this year found that air pollution now kills 8.8 million people worldwide per year —more than tobacco smoking.Sin adds that women’s lungs seem particularly easy to get cancer from pollution. Currently, 10,000Canadian women die of lung cancer every year, and 15 per cent of new cases are people who have never smoked. “In Canada, lung-cancer deaths in female non-smokers will very soon probably outnumber the deaths from breast cancer, because lung cancer is so deadly,” he says.Contributing to air pollution are the 8,000 wildfires we experience every year in Canada, like those that destroyed large areas of Alberta this past spring. These are increasing in frequency and intensity with our hotter, drier spells. A study in the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine found that prescriptions for an asthma and COPD drug rose by 22 per cent in the Yellowknife region in the summer of 2014, when it was surrounded by wildfire smoke. The number of ER visits for breathing problems was 42 per cent higher; for children, it more than doubled.Another threat to breathing is mould, which is a concern in areas with repeated flooding, such as around New Brunswick’s Saint John River, where floodwaters have been in homes for two years in a row and displaced more than 200 families. Moulds produce toxins and spores that can trigger allergic reactions or infections if taken in. Rising sea levels and increased urban development, combined with intense rainfalls, mean we will see a lot more of it.To avoid breathing polluted air, wear a mask rated N95 — not a surgical mask, which is useless, says Sin. “Those are too thin and easily torn. They won’t protect you at all from airparticles.” On bad-air days,get your exercise indoors, for instance by walking in anair-conditioned mall.12．Which of the following is True according to the passage?A．15 per cent of Canadian women have never smoked.B．1,000 Canadian women die of lung cancer every year.C．Air pollution has killed 8.8 million people in the world.D．Over 7,000 Canadians died as a result of air pollution in 2015.13．What may cause the wildfires in Canada according to the passage?A．Hot weather. B．Cigarette end.C．Dry plants. D．Poor management.14．What of the following is NOT a factor to produce moulds?A．Sea levels rising.B．Development of countryside.C．Lots of rainfalls.D．Growth of city.15．What should be suggested to prevent breathing polluted air?A．Wearing a surgical mask.B．Taking exercise.C．Walking indoors.D．Sleeping longer hours.二、七选五From time to time, even the most productive professionals procrastinate（拖延）. When your tendency to procrastinate is starting to make your overall quality of work and life suffer, 16．. Here’s what Forbes Coaches Council members recommend doing to stop racing the clock.Take the tiniest step possibleWhen you don’t feel motivated, take the smallest step possible toward your goal. After taking that step,you’re more likely to continue taking more steps toward that goal. 17．.Give yourself a hard deadline, and then schedule itThe best way to overcome a natural tendency to procrastinate is to create a hard deadline for yourself and then put it on the calendar. 18．. Then honor it the same way you would if yourboss were waiting for you to complete the task.19．Become a detective or a scientist about your pattern of procrastinating. Notice your thoughts, feelings,behaviors and the situation when you feel like procrastinating. Write these down. Often perfectionism, which we may experience as anxiety, underlies the tendency to postpone action. Once you understand your pattern, you can hold yourself accountable in a positive and self-compassionate way.Give yourself a reward for each task you complete20．. Then give yourself a little reward for doing it. (piece of candy, a few minutes on Social media, etc.). Then do something on your list that you want to do and continue alternating from there. This makes your tasks less daunting.A．Identify a positive outcome from your actionB．Treat the deadline the same as if your boss created itC．Understand the underlying reasons you’re p rocrastinatingD．find a way to make overcoming procrastination interestingE.it’s time to do a reality check and break yourself of the habitF.Make a list of things you need to do and do the one you don’t want to do firstG.Instead of telling yourself to work out for an hour, say you’ll go for 10 minutes三、完形填空In the fall of 1968, I returned home from teaching Grades 1 through 3 in Newfoundland to teach Grades 1 and 2 in southern Manitoba. I felt the best way for my Prairie students to improve their 21 of life and culture on Newfoundland’s northern island was to become pen pals with the students there. One way for the children to 22 different cultures at the time was through writing, where asking questions could satisfy their 23 . For students to have someone other than their teacher read their letters was a great 24to write. The whole class in my Prairie school classroom had the 25 to have a pen pal from northern Newfoundland.To set the stage, I introduced them to their pen pals using pictures and interesting26 , such as the boy who came to school 27 because their parents were in charge of the lighthouse, or the little girls playing a circle game chanting, “A Tisket, a Tasket, A Green and Yellow Basket.” Ther e were 28 of lobsters cooking on the wood stove for theevening meals and baby seals crying on the ice floes in spring. 29 most of my students were interested in the lives and 30 of these Newfoundland children,the writing lasted only a short while, 31 Eleanor, a Grade 2 student from the Prairies, and Lois, a Grade 3 student from northern Newfoundland. Eleanor and Loris wrote to each other from the ages of seven and eight 32 , and kept in touch for almost two 33 before losing contact for a time. In 2003, I received an email from Lois, telling me that she had found Eleanor on Facebook and that they had 34 . “Yes, it was 35 that I was to find Eleanor again,” wrote Lois.Eleanor remembered that it had been exciting to find a 36 in the mailbox with her name on ter on, in their communication, they both 37 what they had in common, including Christian faith,values and the love of writing. They 38 stories of family experiences, dreams, children and professions.They were determined to keep in touch 39 the 4,737 kilometers, different cuisine and traditions thatseparated them. Although they have not met 40 , Eleanor and Lois are still in touch via e-mail. Lois now lives in St. John’s, while Eleanor lives in rural Manitoba.21．A．admiration B．awareness C．desire D．influence 22．A．experience B．remember C．explain D．compare 23．A．demand B．needs C．curiosity D．expectation 24．A．encouragement B．qualification C．privilege D．reaction 25．A．honor B．record C．freedom D．opportunity 26．A．photos B．anecdotes C．movies D．conversations 27．A．by train B．by bike C．by plane D．by boat 28．A．tales B．blogs C．novels D．biographies 29．A．Although B．As C．When D．Since 30．A．districts B．habits C．surroundings D．hobbies 31．A．instead of B．except for C．in addition to D．as well as 32．A．rarely B．casually C．frequently D．temporarily 33．A．weeks B．months C．years D．decades 34．A．reconnected B．recovered C．retired D．resigned 35．A．amusing B．amazing C．awful D．abnormal 36．A．stamp B．gift C．newspaper D．letter 37．A．forgot B．missed C．tested D．recalled38．A．appreciated B．shared C．read D．heard 39．A．beyond B．within C．despite D．beneath 40．A．in person B．on purpose C．at random D．in time四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
清华小学英语1A期末能力测查卷+听力材料+参考答案
English Final Examination (Book 1A)《小学英语》1A期末考试Class（班级）__________ Name（姓名）__________ Score（成绩）_________ I. Look, listen and number. (20 points)（）（）II. Look, listen and match. (20 points)III. Look, listen and draw. (20 points)1IV. Look, listen and color. (20 points)V. Look, listen and match the corresponding pictures. (20 points) （看图听录音，根据你所听到的句子连接相应的图画。
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2020届清华中学高三英语一模试题及答案解析
2020届清华中学高三英语一模试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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AWashingtonD.C.SightseeingWith the information below, you’re not missing anything in D.C.! Click Here to find the perfect hotel for your stay as well.TheOldTownTrolley TourIt offers something for the whole family. Not only will it give them something fun to do, but it will give them a history lesson. This tour will last about three hours and it’s proper for people of all ages.African American History TourBe sure to take this tour because African Americans have had an important role in the making of our country. Take this historical four-hour tour, where you will visit some important sites includingMuseumofAfrican American Historyand Culture.Comedy WalksWashingtonD.C.This is a great experience allowing you to enjoy the capital in a new way. The walking tour lasts for about one hour and thirty minutes, which takes place in less than a mile journey from the starting place.D.C. Twilight TourCheck out the D.C. Twilight Tour for a unique view of some of the most famous sites! What makes this two-hour guided tour truly unique is that you can view many wonderful sites at night time!1. Which tour is recommended to a tourist who is fond of hiking?A. TheOldTownTrolley TourB. African American History TourC. Comedy WalksWashingtonD.C. D. D.C. Twilight Tour2. Which tour lasts longest?A. TheOldTownTrolley TourB. African American History TourC. Comedy WalksWashingtonD.C. D. D.C. Twilight Tour3. Where will you read this text most likely?A. In a guidebook.B. In a magazine.C. In a newspaper.D. On the Internet.BThere will be more plastic than fish in the world’s oceans by 2050. That is what a new report from the World Economic Forum and Ellen MacArthur Foundation warns. If the current trend continues, the report said, oceans will contain one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish in 2025. By 2050, plastics will weigh more than fish. The problem is that each year at least 8 million tons of plastics end up in oceans around the world. This is the same as dumping the contents of one garbage truck into the ocean every minute.Not all plastic ends up in the ocean because someone throws a plastic bottle into the water. Plastic containers and other trash thrown onto streets and sidewalks often are swept into oceans. Unlike other types of trash in the ocean, the plastic never bio-degrades. There is a way to slow the amount of plastics going into the oceans — people can recycle more. Currently only about 14 percent of plastics are recycled. Research in Europe shows as much as 53 percent of plastic could be recycled using available technology. The report says that another solution is using less plastic for packaging products. But that is not likely to happen.“Given plastic packaging’s many benefits, both the possibility and desirability of an across-the-board dramatic reduction in the volume of plastic packaging used is clearly low, ”the report said. But the authors note reducing the use of plastics should be tried“where possible. ”For decades, scientists warned that plastics are killing fish. Research shows that fish are dying from choking after eating plastics. Another cause of death is that plastics cause“intestinal blockage and starvation, ”the environmental group said.4. Why is the garbage truck mentioned in Paragraph 1 ?A. To explain how plastics end up in the ocean.B. To warn people against the ocean pollution.C. To clarify the seriousness of the problem.D. To point out some details of the report.5. Why is plastic more dangerous than other types of trash?A. There is too much of it.B. It poisons the ocean water.C. It is from different sources.D. It is hard to break down.6. What is the author’s attitude to the suggested solutions?A. Pessimistic.B. Curious.C. Unconcerned.D. Terrified.7. What can we infer from the text?A. People are not aware of the problem.B. Recycling is limited by lack of technology.C. Plastic packaging has become part of our life.D. Fish in the ocean will be replaced by plastics.CA maverick describes a person who thinks independently. A maverick refuses to follow the customs or rules of a group to which he or she belongs. In the US, a maverick is often admired for his or her free spirit, although others who belong to the maverick’s group may not like the maverick’s independent ways.But where did the word “maverick” come from?Early in the 1800s, a man named Samuel Augustus Maverick settled down in Texas, which was a place of wide-open land, rich soil, cattle ranches(牛场) and cowboys. As the years passed, Mr. Maverick increased his property(财产) in Texas. Before long, he owned huge pieces of land that were good for raising cattle. But he had no cattle. He wasn’t a rancher.One day, a man came to Samuel Maverick to pay him an old debt. But the man didn’t have enough money. So he offered Mr. Maverick 400 head of cattle. Mr. Maverick accepted them, but he didn’t really want them. He simply put the cattle on his land to eat and care for themselves.It was not long before the cows reproduced(繁殖). The calves grew and had more calves. Soon, hundreds of cows and calves moved freely across Samuel Maverick’s land. They also moved across the land of nearby ranch owners.It was a tradition among ranchers in the West to put a mark of ownership on newborn calves. They burned the name of their ranch into the animal’s skin with a hot iron. The iron made a clear mark called a “brand”. Brands allowed ranchers to easily see who owned which cattle.Samuel Maverick refused to brand his calves. “Why should I?” he asked. If all the other cattle owners branded theirs, then those without a brand belonged to him.And this is how the word “maverick” entered the American language. It meant a calf without a brand. As time passed, the word “maverick” took on a wider meaning. It came to mean a person who was too independent to follow even his or her own group.8. Why did the man give Samuel Maverick 400 head of cattle?A. To get some money.B. To return what he owed him.C. To buy some of his land.D. To ask him to raise them.9. How could the ranchers easily know who the cattle belonged to?A. Through the brand on the cattle.B. Through the name of the cattle.C. Through the appearance of the cattle.D. Through the land on which the cattle stayed.10. What can we learn about Samuel Augustus Maverick from the text?A. He was born in Texas.B. He took good care of all his cattle.C. He didn’t really want to accept the cattle.D. He followed the tradition of ranchers in the West.11. What is the text mainly about?A. How to become an independent thinker.B. “Maverick” means a calf without a brand.C. The life story of Samuel Augustus Maverick.D. How the word “maverick” got into American English.DThis is Scientific America's 60-Second Science. I am Christopher Intagliata.The Apollo missions brought back 842 pounds of rock and soil from the moon, that's nearly 2200 different samples. But the most interesting one, according to a scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa, is a sample named "Apollo 1-0-0-8-5collected by Neil Armstrong on Apollo 11.“He was about to step back into the lunar module(登月舱) when he turned around and saw there were little spaces in the rock box. He knew that geologists on earth would be just so excited to study these materials, so he just scooped up nine scoops(勺) of soil and put it into the box." Wadhwa explained.It was one of the most well studied samples of the Apollo missions. And a geologist named John Wood noticed white flecks(微粒) of rock in the soil, which inspired him to dig deeper into the moon's ancient past.“This was quite a leap of imagination — he proposed that the whole of the moon had been almost covered with a magma(岩浆) ocean nearly 4.5 billion years ago. This was a revolutionary idea at the time, because people had thought the moon had formed cold, so it completely changed our idea how the moon formed.”But Wadhwa has a more personal reason to appreciate this sample. She met her husband Scott Parazynski also because of this rock sample. Scott, a mountaineer at that time, wanted to climbMount Everestwith a moon rock while Wadhwa was the chairman of the NASA committee that gives access to the samples for scientific purposes.Neil Armstrong's last-minute scoop of moon dust brought two people together here on Earth and upturned our understanding of how the moon — and the Earth itself-got here.Thank you for listening for Scientific American's 60-Second Science.12. It can be learned from Paragraph 3 that ________ .A. Neil Armstrong was excited to find the soilB. the spaceship was about to land on the moonC. Sample "Apollo1-008-5" was collected at the last minuteD. scientists were not satisfied with the samples brought back by Neil13. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the text?A. Scott made a new proposal about the moon's origin.B. The Apollo missions brought back 842 rock samples.C. "Apollo 1-0-0-8-5" brought new evidence to the moon's formation.D. Wadhwa and her husband climbedMount Everestwith a moon rock.14. What is this text?A. A short interview.B. An introduction to a scientist.C. An inspiring speech.D. A broadcast story of a program.15. What is the text mainly about?A. A romantic story of a moon rock.B. A big leap made by Neil Armstrong.C. An unusual task for Apollo missions.D. An unexpected discovery in moon exploration.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2021届清华中学高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析
2021届清华中学高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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ATop Music Festivals in 2021CoachellaSelling out fast every year, the Indio desert becomes a fashionable place where the coolest bands are watched by trendy people and celebrities. Near the top of everyone's bucket list of festivals, Coachella is a constant source of annual expectation and a hotbed for musical discussion.When &. where: April 9-11 &. 16-18, 2021; IndioUltra Music FestivalSeen as the ultimate gathering for electronic music fans across the nation and globe, the streets of Miami turn into a and bumping party with popular DJs playing what will be the sounds of summer.When & where: March 26-28, 2021; MiamiSouth By South WestRegarded as the ultimate trend-setter and launcher of careers, SXSW is an annual showcase of music, films and interactive highlights enjoyed through performances, showcases, talks, screenings and more. Virtually taking over the city of Austin, everyone in the world of music from fans to media flock here to discover the next big thing.When &, where: March 16-20, 2021; AustinThe Governors Ball Music FestivalAnother event which proves the music loving potential of Randall's Island Park is Governors Ball, an exciting and infectious mix of rock, hip-hop, electronic, pop and folk. Providing a variety of music and food tastes, whether you look to kick back and relax or dance to the beats, Governors Ball has what you want.When & where: June 11-14, 2021; New York1.Which music festival lasts the most days?A.CoachellaB.Ultra Music Festival.C.South By South WestD.The Governors Ball Music Festival.2.What is special about Ultra Music Festival?A.It's held in a park.B.It features electronic musicC.It's a gathering of popular DJs.D.It's the most popular in the country.3.Which city could you go if you love both music and movies?A.Indio.B.Miami.C.AustinD.New York.BThose who are concerned that robots are taking over the world can rest easy—for now. Though the androids have proved useful at performing ordinary tasks, they are not ready for the greatest time. At least that appears to be the case atJapan’s Henn-na Hotel chain where over half of the robot staff are being replaced by humans.The first location of the unique hotel opened in July 2015 was atNagasaki’s Huis Ten Bosch Theme Park. The hotel’s owner, Hideo Sawada, promised the hotel to be managed primarily by robots. Guests were greeted and checked-in by a dinosaur robot, while a cute android called Churi, placed inside each room, provided information about attractions. Not surprisingly, the lodging, recognized in 2016 as the world’s first robot-staffed hotel by Guinness World Records, drew in curious visitors from all around the world.But as the years have passed, the hotel’s main draw is becoming less novel and more unsatisfactory. Also as the robots are “aging”, they are costing more to repair. Among the 283 androids being replaced are the chain’s two dinosaur receptionists. In addition to scaring young guests, they are also unable to photocopy guests’ passports, forcing human employees to step in each time. Also out are the cute Churi robots, which annoyed guests by interrupting their conversations. For example, one guest told The Wall Street Journal that Churi mistook his snoring for a command and kept asking him to repeat his request all night.Sawada told The Wall Street Journal, “When you actually use robots you realize there are places where they aren’t needed—or just annoy people.” While Sawada may be cutting back on his use of androids, the recently-opened Smart LYZ Hotel and the Fly Zoo Hotel inChina, are run entirely by robots, with not a human in sight. Whether the employees have more competence than those “hired” by the Henn-na Hotel chain remains to be seen.4. What makesJapan’s Henn-na Hotel unique?A. Its robot employees.B. Its advanced equipment.C. Its convenient location.D. Its successful management.5. What is the author’s purpose with the example in paragraph 3?A. To entertain readers.B. To prove Churi’s drawback.C. To introduce Churi’s functions.D. To persuade people not to book the hotel.6. What does the owner ofJapan’s Henn-na Hotel think of his robot staff now?A. Attractive.B. Costly.C. Pioneering.D. Disappointing.7. What is the best title for the text?A. Robots Are Taking Over the World.B. The Boom of Robots-staffed Hotel.C. Robot Staff Are Fired For No Competence.D. The First Robots-staffed Hotel Won Guinness World Record.CI was at my parent’s dinner table. Before me was a worn journal of thin and discolor1 ed pages. It was my grandfather’s journal and now belonged to my father. My grandfather had passed away in the months leading up to my birth. I never got to visit the places he had frequented and the people who had been a part of his life’s journey.I was now about to enter his world, through the words he had left behind. Within minutes, I wascaptivatedby the power of the written words. In the magical script (笔迹) before me, I was transported to another age when food was an everyday art, planned, prepared and enjoyed in the company of others, and a time when people had the heart to pause their own lives to embrace (拥抱) each other’s struggles. All this was conveyed to me in the beauty of the words that flowed together to connect with the writer’s mind and understand the world they lived in.That kind of writing seems to be lost on us today. We have gotten used to writing in bite-sized pieces for a public looking for entertainment, and hungry for information. No wonder, there are nearly 200 million bloggers on the Internet and a new blog is created somewhere in the world every half a second. Instead of adding to our collective wisdom, most of these writings reflectthe superficiality (肤浅) and impatience of our day and age.This not only robs us of the skill of writing impressive essays, it also prevents us from exploring what is indeed important. Writing humbles (使谦卑) us in a way that is vital for our character growth, by reminding us about the limits of the self and our appropriate place in the vast flow of life. Writing frees us by helping us explore the unknown so that we really open up to magic of the world around us. I saw all of this in the writing of my grandfather. And I’ve seen it again and again in the writings of the greatest thinkers of humanity. Their writing reflect deep thought on issues of human importance.8. The underlined word “captivated” in the second paragraph can be replaced by “________”.A. puzzledB. frightenedC. attractedD. defeated9. In the author’s grandfather’s age, people ________.A. lived a hard lifeB. cared about each otherC. were fond of writingD. treated food as an art10. The author begins the text with her grandfather’s journal in order to ________.A. show her respect to her grandfatherB. present the importance of good writingC. express her interest in reading as well as writingD. raise the problems with today’s writing11. In the last paragraph, the author is trying to _________.A. discuss what good writing is likeB. express her strong desire to learn writing skillsC. stress the effects of her grandfather’s journal on herD. show her admiration for her grandfather’s writingDRemember when your mom told you not to eat too many candy bars or sweets because they can cause tooth decay (蛀牙)? However, it turns out that chocolate can be moresalutaryto your teeth than you might expect. Recent studies show that chocolate can effectively fight against tooth decay, as if we need another excuse to eat chocolate.Chocolate offers protection like fluoride, a main ingredient in most household toothpastes. Not only does chocolate protect our teeth, but it can do so very effectively. Studies show that chocolate has compounds that provide strong protection for teeth. One of the compounds in chocolate, CBH, is shown to protect even more effectively than fluoride.Tooth decay happens when bacteria work to turn sugar into acids in our mouth. This is why eating foods with high sugar content can lead to more tooth decay. The compounds in chocolate, however, are anti-bacteria and can fight against bacteria in your mouth. The CBH compound in particular also works to strengthen tooth enamel (牙釉质), andprotects against tooth decay.Does this mean you can cat as much chocolate as you want without worrying about your teeth? It depends on the types of chocolate that you like. The protective effect of chocolate is most effective when you chew oncocoa beans. Of course, this option is not very appealing to; most people. A more tasty option is to choose dark chocolate with little sugar content, ideally no more than 6 to 8 grams per serving. For other types of chocolate with higher sugar content, the effect will be lessened. However, because of the protective compounds, it is still better for your teeth than other sweets and desserts containing the same amount of sugar.12. The word “salutary” in paragraph 1 means?A. Beneficial.B. Harmful.C. Familiar.D. Useless.13. What can we know about the compound CBH in chocolate?A. It can help chocolate cure tooth decay.B. It can effectively stop teeth from decaying.C. It may protect teeth better than toothpastes do.D. It may soon replace most household toothpastes.14. How does chocolate fight tooth decay?A. By breaking down acids.B. By building up compounds.C. By fixing up tooth enamel.D. By fighting against bacteria.15. What's the main idea of the text?A. Chocolate plays the role of toothpaste.B. Chocolate protects against tooth decay.C. Chocolate is the best choice for teeth protection.D. Chocolate is healthier to teeth than other sweets.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2021年清华中学高三英语一模试题及答案
2021年清华中学高三英语一模试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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AMy Biggest ChallengeAs a writer on an adventure sports magazine, I’dalways fought shy of doing the adventurous stuff myself, preferring instead to observe the experts from a safe distance and relay their experiences to readers in the form of written language. Thus, when I was challenged to take part in a mountain climb in aid of raising money for charity-and to write about it afterwards-I was unwilling, to say the least.I was lucky enough to have a brilliant climbing coach called Keith, who put me through my paces after my daily work. He gave me knowledge about everything from the importance of building muscle groups to how to avoid tiredness through nutrition. It quickly became apparent that the mechanics of climbing were more complex than I had imagined. There was the equipment and techniques I’d never even heard of, all of which would come in handy on the snow-capped peak I’d be climbing.Aware of the challenge, Keith made a detailed action plan and I forced myself to stick to it, doing a daily workout at the gym and going on hikes with a heavy pack. I perfected my technique on the climbing wall and even went to climb the mountains to get vital experience. My self-belief increased alongside my muscle power and I became confident about finishing the climb.All too soon I was on a plane to my destination. On that day, when I looked up at the mountain, I thought of abandoning it. But then I remembered all the hard work I’d done and how disappointed Keith would be if I gave up at the last minute-not to mention letting down the charity and the sense of failure I’d experience myself. With a deep breath I gathered my equipment and headed out into the sunshine to meet the rest of the group.And as I sit here now, tapping away on my laptop, I’m amazed at the details in which I can recall every second of the climb: the burning muscles, the tiredness, the minor problems along the way. Could I have been better prepared? Possibly. Would I be back for another go? Thankfully not. The feeling of being excited when I stood on top of the world is a never-to-be-repeated experience but one I will enjoy forever nevertheless.1. At the beginning of the activity, the author revealed his ______.A. disappointment in the coming adventure.B. expectation of writing about his experience.C. lack of enthusiasm for the challenge he’d been offered.D. curiosity about taking part in the mountain climb for charity.2. What did the author realise during his climb training?A. The knowledge about climbing was really confusing.B. The equipment was the key factor to reach the peak.C. Climbing was much more complicated than expected.D. Hard training was far more important than making plans.3. How did the author feel after he succeeded in climbing the mountain?A. He was relieved that he wouldn’t have to do it again.B. He was well satisfied that he had done his best for it.C. He was surprised that he had managed to complete it.D.He was regretful that it wasn’t as smooth as imagined.BPeople from Britain and Ireland first came to live in Australia in 1788. They brought different dialects (方言) of English with them. These different kinds of English began to mix and change. The newcomers soon began to speak with their own typical accent (口音) and vocabulary. More and more people came to Australia during the Gold Rush in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some came from Britain and Ireland; others came from non-English speaking countries. Australian English continued to grow and change.Australian English has also been influenced by American English. During the Second World War, there were many American soldiers staying in Australia. More importantly, American television shows and music have been popular in Australia since the 1950s.Australians use many words that other English speakers do not use. The famous Australian greeting, for example, is G’day! A native forest is called the bush and central Australia is called the outback. Many words were brought to Australia from Britain and Ireland. For example, mate means “friend”, and it is still used in Britain. Some of these words have changed in meaning. Some words have come from Australian original languages, many of which are names for animals, plants and places, like dingo and kangaroo.Australian spelling comes from British spelling. In words like organise and realise, -ise is the expected and taught spelling method. In words like colour, favourite, -ouris the normal, but nouns such as the Labor Party and Victor Harbor are spelled with -or. Program, on the other hand, is more common than programme.There are also differences in the definition (定义) of words Australians use in different parts of the country.For example, football means “rugby” in New South Wales and Queensland, but “Australian rules football" in everywhere else in Australia. In New South Wales, a swimming costume is called a cossie or swimmers, while in Queensland it is called togs and bathers in Victoria.4. What does paragraph 1 mainly talk about?A. Reasons why English is important.B. Different dialects of Australian English.C. Various aspects that Australian English has been influenced.D. Changes of the accent and vocabulary in English.5. According to the text, which of the following is spoken only by Australians?A. Mate.B. Outback.C. Program.D. Rugby.6. Which is the following can best describe Australian English?A. Confusing and interesting.B. Multicultural and creative.C. Crazy and boring.D. Unchangeable and mixed.7. What might be the best title for the text?A. The History of AustraliaB. The Birth of Australian EnglishC. The Development of Australian EnglishD Different Kinds of English Across the WorldCWilliam had worked hard to pass the exams to enter high school. When the term began, however, his father told him that there was no money to pay for his school fees because of the summer drought. Still, William wanted to learn.He made the village library his school. One day, he found a book calledUsing Energy. On the book’s cover was a picture of windmills, tall steel towers with blades (叶片) spinning like giant fans. He learned that wind—something of which his hometown had plenty—could produce electricity.He couldn’t help picturing his own windmill in mind, but collecting the parts and tools he needed would take months. In a junkyard, he dug through piles of used metal, old cars, and worn-out tractors, searching for anything that might help him construct his machine. He made four-foot-long blades from plastic pipe, which he melted overa fire, flattened out, and hardened with bamboo poles.Earning some money, he paid a blacksmith to attach the piston (活塞) to the pedal sprocket (踏板链轮) of an old bicycle frame. This would be the axle (轮轴) of the windmill. When the wind blew, the spinning blades would turn the bicycle wheel and spin a small dynamo (发电机), donated by his friend.When he had collected all the parts, William began putting them together. He fixed the blades to the tractor fan he found, using washers (垫圈) he’d made from bottle caps. Next he pushed the fan onto the piston joint to the bicycle frame. With the help of his two best friends, Williambuilt a 16-foot-tall tower from trunks of trees and lifted the ninety-pound windmill to the top.The big moments eventually came. He climbed up the tower and connected two wires that held a small bulb. As the wind whipped around him, the blades began to turn, slowly at first, then faster and faster. The light bulb flickered (闪烁), then flashed to life. The crowd cheered from below. “Wachitabwina (well done)!”William’s machine now powered his house. And the story of the boy who’d built a power-generating windmill to rescue his family from the drought spread across the Internet.8. After readingUsing Energy, what did William decide to do?A. Make use of wind.B. Enter a high school.C. Build a village library.D. Learn to survive a drought.9. According to Para.3, which of the following word can best describe William?A. Humorous.B. Determined.C. Cooperative.D. Friendly.10. What can you learn about William’s machine?A. It was built by villagers.B. It worked at the first attempt.C. It took him years to complete it.D. It was made from metal materials.11. What is the besttitle for the passage?A. Winds Of HopeB. Ideas Worth SpreadingC. Learning from ExperienceD. Windmills for VillagesDHave you ever been sad because of failure? Please remember, for quite often achieving what you set out to do is not the most important thing.A boy decided to dig a deep hole behind his house. As he was working, a couple of older boys stopped by to watch. “What are you doing?” asked one of the visitors. “I want to dig a hole all the way through the earth!” the boy answered excitedly. The older boys began to laugh, telling him that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible. After a while, the boy picked up a jar. He showed it to the visitors. It was full of all kinds of stones and insects. Then he said calmly and confidently, “Maybe I can’t finish digging all the way through the earth, but look at what I’ve found during this period!”Theboy’s goal was far too difficult, but it did cause him to go on. And that is what a goal is for－to cause us to move in the direction we have chosen, in other words, to cause us to keep working!Not every goal will be fully achieved. Not every job will endup with a success. Not every dream will come true. But when you fall short of your aim, maybe you can say, “Yes, but look at what I’ve found along the way! There are so many wonderful things having come into my life because I tried to do something!” It is in the digging that life is lived. It is the unexpected joy on the journey that really makes sense.12. The older boys laughed at the boy because he was thought to be______.A. braveB. impoliteC. foolishD. warm-hearted13. Why did the boy show the jar to the older boys?A. To drive them away.B. To show what he had found in digging.C. To show how beautiful the jar was.D. To attract them to join him in the work.14. What can be learnt from the fourth paragraph of the text?A. No dream can come true.B. All work will end successfully.C. Goals shouldn’t be set too high.D. Goals will make us work harder.15. The best title for the text should be______.A. A Boy Dug a HoleB. Joy in the JourneyC. No Pain, No GainsD. Failure Is the Mother of Success第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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清华大学英语水平考试(I) 考试大纲Tsinghua English ProficiencyTest (TEPT-1)清华大学外语系2002年1月目录清华大学英语水平考试(I) 大纲 (2)清华大学英语水平考试(I) 样题 (9)清华大学英语水平考试(I) 试题内容及评分标准说明一．概述清华大学英语水平考试（I）是对清华大学英语基础阶段学习（本科生）的要求和目标管理模式。
学生经过大学英语综合课程的学习应在听、说、读、写、译方面达到本考试大纲所规定的要求。
（1）考试的组成清华大学英语水平考试（I）由笔试和口试两部分组成。
笔试包括听力、阅读、语法词汇和写作。
口试在笔试通过的基础上单独进行。
（2）笔试考试时间分配(3) 分数比例(4) 细则总表Section I Listening Comprehension 20 Points 25 min Part 1 Dialogues (Multiple Choice Questions) 1*5 1-5Part 2 Passage (Multiple Choice Questions) 1*5 6-10Part 3 Note-taking 1*5 11-15Part 4 Questions and Answers 1*5 16-20Section II Reading Comprehension 30 Points 50 min Part 1 Multiple Choice Questions 1*10 21-30Part 2 Questions and Answers 2*5 31-35*Part 3 Translation 2*5 41-45Section III Vocabulary & Grammar 20 Points 25 min Part 1 Multiple Choice Questions 0.5*20 46-65Part 2 Error Correction 1*5 66-70Part 3 Cloze 0.5*10 71-80Section IV Writing 15 Points 30 min Section V Speaking Test 15 PointsTotal 100 Points 130 min *36-40为空缺二. 细则Section I. 听力1.选材原则：a. 对话部分为交际场合中的一段对话b. 篇章听力材料为题材熟悉的讲话、叙述、解说等，包括科技、社会、文化等方面，但其所涉及的背景知识应为学生所理解。
文章中不应有纲外词。
2.组成：样式之一Part 1 Dialogues (Multiple Choice Questions)Part 2 Passage (Multiple Choice Questions)Part 3 Note-takingPart 4 Questions and Answers3.长度：5段简短对话。
3篇长度大约在180-220词左右的文章4.录音速度：130-150 词/分钟5.时间：25 分钟（包括答题时间）6.题量：共20题7.题型：3-5种8.分值：209.超纲词：无10.出题方法：这一部分由Part One ,Part Two, Part Three及Part Four四部分组成，目的是测试学生获取口头信息的能力。
其中Part One及Part Two两部分为每次考试必考项目，Part Three, Part Four部分包括几种题型，每次考试从中选取一种。
Part One, Part Two部分念一遍，Part Three, Part Four部分念两遍。
Part Three, Part Four 出题形式可为以下一种:a. 在文中空白处写出5个关键词或5个短语。
b. 根据文章内容，完成5个句子。
c. 根据文章内容，用中文写出其概要。
Section II．阅读1.体裁：以议论文、叙述文、说明文为主。
2.篇数：3 (文章应有标题)3.长度：350 词左右4.阅读速度：80 词/分钟5.时间：50分钟（包括阅读时间和答题时间）6.题量：207.题型：Part 1 Multiple Choice QuestionsPart 2 Questions and AnswersPart 3 Translation8.分值：309.超纲词：每篇生词数量不超过总词量的3%，超纲的生词加中文注释。
10.选材范围：原版报刊、原版书籍、百科全书、设备说明书、国外站点的专题文章等。
11.出题方法：时间分配比例：阅读时间约为17分钟，Part One、Part Two答题时间约为13分钟，Part Three答题时间约为10分钟。
（前两部分的阅读时间与答题时间比为1:0.75。
1÷1.75≈57%; 0.75÷1.75≈43%; 30m×57%≈17m; 30m×43%≈13m。
）阅读量：约1050词(应为17分钟×80词/分钟=1360词)。
12.试题组成说明：a. 第一部分为多项选择题，共10题，每题1分；b. 第二部分为简答题或句子填空题，共10题，每题1分；c. 第三部分为英译汉，共5题，每题2分。
5句英语句子应合计为100个英文单词左右，即平均译速为每分钟5个英语单词。
共需约20分钟。
题眼的确定：阅读理解题覆盖如下内容:1.理解明确表达的概念或细节2.理解隐含表达的概念或细节3.辨别文章的中心思想4.理解作者的观点和态度5.理解个别句子的意思6.理解上下文的逻辑关系7.理解文章的深层含义8.猜测词和短语的意思9.通过查阅寻找某一信息Section III．词汇语法1.题型：a.Part 1 Multiple Choice Questionsb.Part 2 Error Correctionc.Part 3 Cloze2.试题内容说明：本部分由三部分组成。
Part 1为句子理解和词语用法，共20题，其中一部分为填空题，要求学生根据句意、词义、词的用法，从每题四个选项中选出一个最佳答案填入空格，使句子意思完整。
另外10题为寻找同义词。
每个句子中有一个划线的词或词组，要求考生从四个选项中找出与划线的词或词组意思最相近的词或词组。
Part 2为改错，共5题，每题有一项语法错误或语言运用错误，要求学生在原句中划出错误并将正确答案写在给出的箭头后面。
Part 3为完形填空，共5题。
给出一篇200 –250 词的短文，其中有5个空格。
考生需根据上下文的意思填入一个单词，使句子和篇章的意思完整。
3.篇数：25个句子及一篇短文4.长度：每句的字数一般在15-25词之间。
短文为200 – 250 词5.阅读速度：50 词/分钟6.时间：25 分钟（包括阅读时间和答题时间）7.题量：308.分值：Part 1 0.5 x 20 = 10Part 2 1 x 5 = 5Part 3 1 x 5 = 59.超纲词：加中文注释10.出题方法：Part 1多项选择：主要考察词汇用法、搭配，同义词辨析，形近义异词区别等。
所考词汇或词组均为大纲规定需要掌握的词或词组。
选项内的词不超纲。
题干内超纲的生词加中文注释。
Part 2改错部分：主要涉及各类常见的语法错误或用词错误。
Part 3完形填空：完形填空题第一句不留空。
(1) 可能考固定搭配（在动词短语、介词或介词短语、形容词与介词的搭配、名词与介词的搭配、动词与名词的搭配等中空出一个词）与语境（根据上下文所设定的语意环境空出一个词，个别题的答案可以就是上下文中的某个词）。
(2) 也可能从第二句开始，每n个单词留一空（n = (文章总字数–第一句字数) ÷ 11），如果空出的单词确实难填，会前后稍作调整。
Section IV．写作1．目的：评估学生在写作过程中体现的产出能力或对语言知识运用的交际能力。
2．题材：为人文社科，高等教育，科普常识等考生所熟悉的主题，避免偏重某一专业的主题。
3．体裁：说明文、议论文或夹叙夹议文或应用文。
4．内容：写作测试的目的是评估学生的写作运用能力，因而其测试内容不会给学生造成任何因不熟悉等因素所带来的负面影响。
5．形式：采用给出题目或主题的形式，但每一次的出题方式有所不同，以防考生局限于掌握单一的写作形式。
鉴于评估对象是具有一定大学英语水平的大学生，考试题型为体现对英语运用较高层次的形式如说明文或议论文，或应用文如书信等。
具体出题方式包括：给出具体的题目、情景、图片、表格或短文提示等。
6．时间：30分钟。
7．字数：不少于150字。
8．评分标准：评估按等级给出总分，具体标准如下：VI．口语本口试分两节考查考生的口语交际能力，考试时间约6分钟。
每次口试采取口试教师和两名考生的形式。
口试教师不参与交谈，只主持口试并评分。
考试步骤评分标准A: 13-15说话速度正常，语法错误很少，用词广泛，语调自然，发音准确，交流自然、流利。
B: 10-12 说话稍有停顿，基本句型表达准确，难句表达缺乏准确，词汇量充足，语调较为自然，发音较为准确，带有母语口音，但可以接受，交流没有障碍。
C: 9（及格）说话有些停顿，基本句型比较准确，有一些语法错误，词汇量勉强够用，语调不自然，发音带有明显的地方口音，但基本上可以听懂，交流基本没有障碍。
D: 8分以下说话经常停顿，严重的语法错误导致表达困难，词汇量十分有限，语音、语调很差以致交流困难。
清华大学英语水平考试样卷English Proficiency Test of TsinghuaUniversity ( TEPT-I )Section I Listening Comprehension (20 points)Part One Multiple Choice Questions (Dialogues)Directions: In this part, you will hear five short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a third voice will ask a question about what was said. The question will be read just once. Mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.1. A. She’ll leave right away.B. She’ll drink a cup of coffee.C. She’ll make a phone call.D. She’ll keep on waiting.2. A. They got married in a church in the mountains.B. They got married in a church in the forest.C. They picked up a bunch of roses in the mountains.D. They lost their way in the forest.3. A. He fell down to the ground while walking.B. His partner’s parachute fell on him.C. His parachutes didn’t open.D. He fell out of the plane.4. A. In a hotel.B. In a telephone booth.C. In a bank.D. In a department store.5. A. They are strangers.B. They were close friends.C. They were classmates.D. They are competitors.Part Two Multiple Choice Questions (Passage)Directions: In this part, you are going to hear a short passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear five questions. Both the passage and the questions will be read just once. After you hear one question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. Then mark the corresponding letter on the ANSWER SHEET.6. A. He is in favor of it.B. He is against it.C. He is indifferent to it.D. He is enthusiastic about it.7. A. They will become much easier to discover than before.B. They will become much more difficult to discover than before.C. They will cost much less to discover than before.D. They will cost much more to discover than before.8. A. sustainableB. unsupportableC. affordableD. unattainable9. A. The desire to live a longer life.B. The development of modern technology.C. The publicizing of medical breakthroughs.D. The medical knowledge we have acquired.10. A. Medical researchers should try to help people live a longer life.B. There are no limits to what medical technology can provide.C. Modern medicine should have a final goal.D. As for people’s health, we should aim for more realistic goals.Part Three Spot DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When it is read for the second time, fill in the blanks; you should write down the exact words you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, check what you have written.The Department of Japanese Studies was established in 1985 at the University of Hong Kong. In September 1999, more than 1,200 students (11)______________________ of the University applied to enroll in one of the Japanese language courses offered by the Department. About 200 students major in the Department. Why is the Department so popular among students?To Hong Kong, Japanese companies are important investors, and, to (12)_______________________, they are also important employers. Japanese companies offer jobs to thousands of new university graduates every year. University graduates have come to understand that knowledge of the Japanese language is a must for them to win in the (13)________________________. The Department offers Japanese language courses from beginning to advanced level.Of course, to master the language alone cannot (14)_________________________. Students will have to have a good understanding of Japanese society and culture. The Department offers a series of courses on Japanese business, education, Sino-Japanese relations, and contemporary Japanese society and culture.(15)___________________ _____ these teaching courses, the Department also organises a series of exchange programs with Japanese universities for up to one year so that students can experience for themselves the everyday life of Japanese people.Part Four Questions and AnswersDirections: In this part, you are going to hear a passage. The passage will be read twice. Answer the questions as briefly as possible. Put your answers in the corresponding space provided.16. What’s the main topic of the talk?17. What should providers of goods and services do in a proactive system?18. What will our lifestyle be like in the future?19. What’s the shortcoming of e-mail?20. What’s the advantage of videoconferencing?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End of Section I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Section II Reading Comprehension (30 points)Part One Multiple -Choice Questions (10 points)Directions: Read the following two passages and choose the bestanswer from among A, B, C, and D. Mark the corresponding letter inyour Answer Sheet.Passage 1The majority of successful senior managers do not closely follow the classical rational model of first clarifying goals, assessing the problem, formulating options, estimating likelihoods of success, making a decision and only then taking action to implement the decision in their day-by-day tactical maneuvers (战术策略). These senior executives rely on what is vaguely termed “intuition” to manage a network of interrelated problems that require them to deal with ambiguity, inconsistency, novelty, and surprise; and to integrate action into the process of thinking.Generations of writers on management have recognized that some practicing managers rely heavily on intuition. In general, however, such writers display a poor grasp of what intuition is. Some see it as the opposite of rationality; others view it as an excuse for inconsistency.Isenberg’s recent research on the cognitive processes of senior managers reveals that managers’ intuition is neither of these. Rather, senior managers use intuition in at least five distinct ways. First, they intuitively sense when a problem exists. Second, managers rely on intuition to perform well-learned behavior patterns rapidly. This intuition is not arbitrary or irrational, but is based on years of painstaking practice and hands-on experience that build skills. A third function of intuition is to synthesize isolated bits of data and practice into an integrated picture, often in an “Aha!” experience. Fourth, some managers use intuition as a check on the results of more rational analysis. Most senior executives are familiar with the formal decision analysis models and tools, and those who use such systematic methods for reaching decisions are occasionally suspicious of solutions suggested by these methods which run counter to their sense of the correct course of action. Finally, managers can use intuition to bypass in-depth analysis and move rapidly to engender (产生) a plausible solution. Used in this way, intuition is an almost instantaneous cognitive process in which a manager recognizes familiar patterns.One of the implications of the intuitive style of executive management is that “thinking” is inseparable from acting. Since managers often “know” what is right before they can analyze and explain it, they frequently act first and explain later. Analysis is inseparable tied to action in thinking/acting cycles, in which managers develop thoughts about their companies and organizations not by analyzing a problematic situation and then acting, but by acting and analyzing in close concert(谐调).Given the great uncertainty of many of the management issues that they face, senior managers often start a course of action simply to learn more about an issue. They then use the results of the action to develop more complete understanding of the issue. One implication of thinking/acting cycles is that action is often part of defining the problem, not just of implementing the solution.Questions 21-25 are based on the passage you have just read.21. According to the passage, senior managers do NOT use intuition in which of the following ways?A. Speed up the creation of a solution to a problem.B. Identify a problem.C. Bring together different facts.D. Clarify goals.22. It can be inferred from the passage that the “writers on management” mentioned in paragraph 2 ______.A. have criticized managers for not following the classical rational model ofdecision analysisB. have not based their analyses on a sufficiently large sample of actualmanagersC. have relied in drawing their conclusions on what managers say rather than onwhat managers doD. have misunderstood how managers use intuition in making business decisions23. Which of the following best exemplifies “an ‘Aha!’ experience” (paragraph 3) as it is presented in the passage?A. A manager risks taking an action whose outcome is unpredictable to discoverwhether the action changes the problem at hand.B. A manager performs well-learned and familiar behavior patterns in creativeand uncharacteristic ways to solve a problem.C. A manager suddenly connects seemingly unrelated facts and experiences tocreate a pattern relevant to the problem at hand.D. A manager rapidly identifies the methodology used to compile data yielded bysystematic analysis.24. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT included in theclassical model of decision analysis?A. Evaluation of a problem.B. Creation of possible solutions to a problem.C. Establishment of clear goals to be reached by the decision.D. Action taken to discover more facts about a problem.25. It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following would mostprobably be one major difference in behavior between Manager X, who uses intuition to reach decisions, and Manager Y, who uses only formal decision analysis?A. Manager X analyzes first and then acts; Manager Y does not.B. Manager X checks possible solutions to a problem by systematic analysis;Manager Y does not.C. Manager X takes action in order to arrive at the solution to a problem;Manager Y does not.D. Manager Y takes action in creating a solution to a problem; Manager X doesnot.Passage 2Music everywhere is used to accompany other activities. It is, for example, universally associated with dance. Although words are not found in singing everywhere, the association of music and poetry is so close that language and music are widely believed to have had a common origin in early human history.Music is created by individuals, using a traditional vocabulary of musical elements. In composition, the principal creative act in music, something that is considered new, is produced by combining the musical elements that a given society recognizes as a system. Innovation as a criterion (标准) of good composing is important in Western culture, less so in certain other societies. In Western music, composition is normally carried out with the help of notation (乐谱); but in much popular music, and particularly in folk, tribal, and most non-Western cultures, composition is done in the mind of the composer, who may sing or use an instrument as an aid. Creative acts in music also include improvisation, or the creation of new music in the course of performance. Improvisation usually takes place on the basis of some previously determined structure, such as a tone or a group of chords; or it occurs within a set of traditional rules, as in the ragas of India or the maqams of the Middle East.Music has always been an expression of our universal hopes and fears. Perhaps the oldest and purest form of this expression occurs in folk music. It is an unwritten record of the beliefs and attitudes of a culture, passed on by words of mouth. In a sophisticated culture, music is usually written down and does not have to be performed to be remembered. It may be rediscovered after its composer has died. But in a society that lacks a written history, music must be passed directly from one generation to the next.The songs which survive are probably the people’s favorit es. Of course, a folksong which we hear today is not exactly the same as the one our ancestors heard. It has changed through interpretations of successive generations.Each culture develops its own songs which tell tales of heroic leaders, glorious battles, and love. One culture may adopt and change songs from another culture. For example, a tune may appear as a ballad in German or a Christmas carol (圣诞颂歌) in Poland. It is unlikely that the same tune developed independently in each country. Rather, the people in a border region probably taught it to their friends nearby. Or perhaps it was transferred from area by wandering singers. If the people in another country like the melody of a song but not the words, they will often adopt the tune and replace the original words or story with something more suitable.Questions 26-30 are based on the passage you have just read.26. Folk songs have been preserved mainly through __________________.A. recordsB. memoryC. writingD. beliefs and attitudes27.The songs which are passed from generation to generation are_______________.A. the ones people preferB. the ones with new interpretationsC. the ones that have not changedD. the ones that have nice music28.The same song often exists in many countries because __________________.A.each culture develops its own songs about heroic leaders, glorious battles, andloveB.it was transferred by singers and people living in border regionsC.it developed independently in each placeD.people like it29.People in one country often change the words of a song because________________.A. they don’t like the tuneB. the original words are suitableC. they like the melody but not the wordsD. they like to do create new music30.A composer is ________________________.A. a wandering singerB. a person who writes musicC. an ancestor who is interested in poetryD. a person who writes the history of musicPart Two Questions and Answers (10 points)Directions: Read the following passages and answer the questions asbriefly as possible in English. Put your answers in the space provided.Passage 3How can adding sound make a system quieter?It may seem counter-intuitive to say that adding more sound to a system can reduce noise levels, but the method can and does work. Active noise control occurs by one, or sometimes both, of two physical mechanisms: “destructive interference” and “impedance (阻抗) coupling (藕合)”. Here is how they work: On one hand, you can say that the control system create s an inverse or “anti-noise” field that “cancels” the disturbance sound field. This works by the principle of destructive interference. A sound wave is a moving series of compressions (high pressure) and rarefactions (low pressure). If the high-pressure part of one wave lines up with the low-pressure of another wave, the two waves interfere destructively and there is no more pressure fluctuation (no more sound). Note that the matching must occur in both space and time —a tricky problem indeed. On the other hand, you can say that the control system changes the way the system “looks” to the disturbance, i.e., changes its input impedance.Consider the following comparison: Picture a spring-loaded door, one that opens a few centimeters when you push on it but swings shut when you stop pushing. A person on the other side is repeatedly pushing on the door so that it repeatedly opens and closes at a low frequency, say, twice per second. Now suppose that whenever the other person pushes on the door, you push back just as hard. Your muscles are heating up from the exertion of pushing on the door, but the end result is that the door moves less. You could say that the door opens and that you “anti-open” it to “cancel” the opening. But that wouldn’t be very realistic; a t least, you would not actually see the door opening and anti-opening. You would be more accurate to say that you change the “input impedance” seen on the other side of the door: when the other person pushes, the door just doesn’t open. (The spring-loaded door is supposed to represent the spring effect of compressing air in a sound wave. This is not a perfect comparison, but it helps illustrate impedance coupling.)In some cases, destructive interference and impedance coupling can be two sides of the same coin; in other cases destructive interference occurs withoutimpedance coupling. The difference is related to whether the acoustic waves (声波) decay with distance traveled: Sound from a speaker hanging in the middle of a stadium decays (is less loud) at a distance because of “spherical spreading.” The sound energy is spread out over an increasingly large area as you get farther away. Go far enough away and, for all intents and purposes, the sound decays completely down to nothing. On the other hand, sound in a “waveguide” such as a duct （管子）can travel long distances without significant decay.Questions 36-40 are based on the passage you have just read.36. What seems contrary to people’s expectation?___________________________________________________________________ 37. By what principle does the control system work?___________________________________________________________________38. What does the second paragraph aim to explain?___________________________________________________________________39. What does “spherical spreading” refer to in Par.3?___________________________________________________________________40. How can sound travel long distances?___________________________________________________________________Part Three Translation (10 points)Directions: Translate the following sentences (underline in the passages) into Chinese. Put your answers in the space provided.41. Generations of writers on management have recognized that some practicingmanagers rely heavily on intuition.___________________________________________________________________ 42. Innovation as a criterion (标准) of good composing is important in Westernculture, less so in certain other societies.___________________________________________________________________ 43. It has changed through interpretations of successive generations.___________________________________________________________________ 44. Note that the matching must occur in both space and time — a tricky problemindeed.___________________________________________________________________ 45. The sound energy is spread out over an increasingly large area as you getfarther away.___________________________________________________________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End of Section II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Section III Vocabulary & Grammar （25 points）Part One Multiple-Choice Questions (10 points)Directions: Choose the answer from among A, B, C, and D that bestcompletes each of the following sentences. Mark the correspondingletter in your ANSWER SHEET.46.Unwilling as he was, he had to __________ a thorough body search at theairport.A. comply toB. submit toC. conform toD. assent to47.His achievements in art should ______________ his persistence and hard work.A.be attributed toB. be assigned toC. be applied toD. be distributed to48.They knew that hunger would eventually _________ the grizzly（灰熊〕towake up.A. repelB. expelC. ejectD. compel49.For his brilliant research into the structure of protons（质子）, he was___________ the Nobel Prize in physics.A. receivedB. awardedC. admittedD. acknowledged50.The new dictionary would be published in three ______: as a large paperback,as a hardcover book, and as a CD-ROM.A. stylesB. functionsC. formatsD. methods51.The lorry drivers are on strike again. Mind you, they get paid so badly that it's___________.A. understandableB. extensiveC. comprehensiveD. appreciable52.George’s __________ of solving practical problems was acquired throughexperience.A. abilityB. ableC. capabilityD. capable53.It is hard to _________ John __________ Bill because they're twins.A. distinguish … fromB. tell … apartC. differ … betweenD. contrast … from54.It will be a pity if we have to ask her to leave, but it looks ___________ wemay have to.A. even thoughB. asC. as thoughD. if55.The strongest argument, _________, is the nation's economic and politicaldependence on the United States.A. thoughB. althoughC. even soD. even though56.Take John’s address with you ____________ you have time to see him whenyou're in Shanghai.A. ifB. onceC. in caseD. in that57.At the start of every new year, we _____________ better than we were the yearbefore.A. resolve to becomeB. resolve becomingC. dissolve to becomeD. dissolve becoming58.I would have reached home an hour ago __________ the storm.A. but forB. except forC. anything butD. if not59.Senators and cabinet members were called in to discuss how to __________ thePresident's new foreign policy.A. complementB. implementC. completeD. imply60.There is no doubt that the meanings of the words in question can be ______ bythe following statements.A. illustratedB. reportedC. statedD. translated61.After a slow sales start early in the year, mobile homes have been gaining favoras ______ to increasingly expensive conventional housing.A. a reactionB. an alternativeC. an introductionD. a challenge62.Incidents of this kind will continue as long as sport is played ______ ratherthan for the love of the game.A. peacefullyB. fairlyC. competitivelyD. competently胜任的，适合的63.She was too _____ and friendly and kind to say anything about why she wasleaving, but we could tell.A. considerableB. considerateC. consideredD. considering64.Mary called a taxi and asked, “How much would you ______ for driving me tothe school?”A. calculateB. chargeC. payD. cost65.The government of a developed country may well prefer to see a slowlyincreasing population, rather than one which is stable or on the ______.A. decreaseB. moveC. increaseD. changePart Two Error Correction (5 points)Directions: Find the mistakes in the following sentences and correctthem. There is only one mistake in each sentence. The mistake mightinvolve several words.66.Although the reception of their plans were enthusiastic, it was months beforeanything was done about it.→67.Please send my regard to your parents. They have always been kind to me.→68.It was not until the concert was over when he saw her in the crowd.→69.Although cultivated in the New World for hundreds of years, only within thelast century the tomato has become recognized as a valuable food.→70.Anthropologists (人类学家) investigate the customs of different groups ofpeople, particularly that in isolated areas.→Part Three Close (5 points)Directions: Fill in the blanks in the following paragraph with appropriate words.)You’ve settled into your dorm, met your roommate(s), and taken yourself on an informal campus tour. The place seems friendly enough, and you are 71 forward to classes startin g. You have one problem, though. You don’t have a good answer to the question you’re being asked with alarming frequency – What courses are you taking?Actually, you are not alone. Over half of the freshman class would probably answer, “I don’t know. I don’t know what I’m majoring 72, and I can’t read the computerized course schedule. I have five pounds of preregistration material, and I don’t know what to do with any of it.” Because so much else is going on, you might be tempted to sign 73 for whatever your friends or roommates are taking and to put off any planning until some other, less busy time. This is a mistake. It is really 74 spending an hour or two planning your first year and looking as far into the future as you can.In this section we will discuss some of the things you should consider in your planning, as well as define some terms that everyone assumes you know but 75 may sound like Greek to you. It will help you concentrate on what is important in working out a program and how t o go about doing it. We don’t advise, though, that you plan your program entirely by yourself. All colleges realize that new students need some help, and they provide it in the form of freshman or orientation counseling.71. _______ 72. _______ 73. _______ 74. _______ 75. _______~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End of Section III ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~试卷（三）Writing (30 minutes)Name: __________________ Department: ________________Test Admission Card Number（考号）: ________________________Student Registration Number（学号）: _________________________ Section IV Writing (15 points)Directions: Some departments in Tsinghua University have already。