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清华北大英语高考试卷

清华北大英语高考试卷

Section I: Listening Comprehension (30 points)Part A: Short Conversations (10 points)1. A. The man is late for work. B. The woman is trying to help the man find a job. C. The man is asking for advice on how to improve his work performance.2. A. The man will cook dinner. B. The woman will cook dinner. C. They will go out to eat.3. A. The woman is studying for an exam. B. The man is studying for an exam. C. They are both studying for an exam.4. A. The man is going to the gym. B. The woman is going to the gym. C. They are both going to the gym.5. A. The woman will go to the doctor. B. The man will go to the doctor.C. They will go to the doctor together.Part B: Long Conversations (10 points)6. What is the main topic of the conversation?A. The importance of exercise for health.B. The benefits of a healthy diet.C. The challenges of maintaining a healthy lifestyle.7. According to the conversation, what is the woman's main concern?A. Her weight gain.B. Her lack of time for exercise.C. Her family's eating habits.Part C: Short Passages (10 points)8. What is the main idea of the passage?A. The history of the Great Wall of China.B. The architectural techniques used in building the Great Wall.C. The significance of the Great Wall in Chinese history.9. According to the passage, why is the Great Wall important to the Chinese people?A. It is a symbol of Chinese strength and determination.B. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site.C. It is a popular tourist destination.Section II: Use of English (40 points)Part A: Vocabulary (20 points)10. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.A. Although / Despite / In spite ofB. Because / Because of / AsC. Instead / In place of / Instead ofD. Before / Until / By11. Choose the correct word form to complete the sentence.A. to have / having / hadB. to go / going / goneC. to be / being / beenD. to do / doing / donePart B: Grammar (20 points)12. Choose the correct sentence to complete the paragraph.A. Although she was tired, she continued to work.B. Because she was tired, she continued to work.C. If she was tired, she continued to work.D. Since she was tired, she continued to work.13. Choose the correct verb form to complete the sentence.A. Have you ever been to Paris?B. Are you ever been to Paris?C. Have you ever been to Paris?D. Are you ever been to Paris?Section III: Reading Comprehension (40 points)Part A: Skimming and Scanning (20 points)14. Read the following article and answer the questions.Title: The Impact of Social Media on YouthText: Social media has become an integral part of young people's lives. It allows them to connect with friends, share experiences, and stay informed about current events. However, there are concerns about the negative effects of social media on youth. This article explores the impact of social media on young people's mental health, social interactions, and academic performance.Questions:a) What is the main topic of the article?b) What are some of the negative effects of social media on youth?c) How does social media affect young people's academic performance?Part B: Reading in Depth (20 points)15. Read the following passage and answer the questions.Title: The Benefits of Learning a Second LanguageText: Learning a second language has numerous benefits, both for personal development and professional growth. This passage discusses the advantages of learning a second language, including improved cognitiveabilities, better job opportunities, and a deeper understanding of different cultures.Questions:a) What are some of the cognitive benefits of learning a second language?b) How can learning a second language improve job prospects?c) Why is it important to learn about different cultures?Section IV: Writing (30 points)16. Write a short essay on one of the following topics:The Importance of Environmental ProtectionThe Role of Technology in EducationThe Challenges of GlobalizationYou should write at least 150 words.---Note: This is a sample English high school entrance examination paper. The actual exam may vary in difficulty and content.。

清华大学英语水平二样题

清华大学英语水平二样题

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, 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 sug gestions: ____________________________________________________________ People’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 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 unaware of how they ______________________. By wearing a ______________ over your head while you sing, you can hear your voice the way _____________ hear you. This can help you _________ your singing. 3.This year there are _______ contestants in theSunsetBeachsandcastle ________--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? When you hear e ach 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 T ranslationTranslationDirections: 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 work Collect and manage information Responsible for the correspondence and documents Make business travel plan Involved in meeting aggangement Make reports accurately QualificationMaster degree Good skill in communication Good gomputer skills Good skills in bothe written and spoken English Teamwork orientation Some topics for Speaking TestI. Opening 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 that game? 3.Suppose you have won $100,000 ina lottery. What would you do with this money? 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 learn about the news, by watching TV or reading newspaper Talk about one piece of the latest new that impressed you a great deal. 7.I 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? lease tell me some past 9.In everyone’s life, he may experience many good and bad events. Pevents which made you feel good or bad. 10. 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 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 punished. I don’t mean to be Student B: .We shouldn’t reduce our production under any circumstanceunconventional. 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. n week has lots of Student A:I’m strongly agree to the change of the holidays, the goldedisadvantages. 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 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 S tudentJapanese 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 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 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 can people 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 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. 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) and what 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. 。

清华水平I英语测试样卷

清华水平I英语测试样卷

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。

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

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。

清华口语水平测试题及答案

清华口语水平测试题及答案

清华口语水平测试题及答案一、听力理解(共20分)1. 听对话,选择正确答案。

(每题2分,共10分)(1)A: 你今天去图书馆了吗?B: 是的,我去借了几本书。

答案:B(2)A: 明天的天气预报怎么样?B: 可能会下雨,记得带伞。

答案:B...(10)A: 你最喜欢的运动是什么?B: 我最喜欢打篮球。

答案:B2. 听短文,回答问题。

(每题2分,共10分)短文内容:[此处为一段关于校园生活的短文](1)短文中提到的学生最喜欢的活动是什么?答案:参加社团活动。

(2)短文中提到的图书馆开放时间是什么时候?答案:周一至周五,早上8点到晚上10点。

...(5)短文中提到的学生对哪门课程最感兴趣?答案:历史课。

二、口语表达(共30分)1. 根据给定情景,进行口语表达。

(每题5分,共10分)情景一:你和同学讨论即将到来的考试。

答案示例:我认为我们应该复习一下上学期的重点内容,特别是数学公式和历史事件。

情景二:你向朋友介绍你的家乡。

答案示例:我的家乡是一个风景秀丽的小城市,四季分明,有很多名胜古迹。

2. 根据给定话题,发表个人观点。

(每题10分,共20分)话题一:你认为科技的发展对教育有哪些影响?答案示例:科技的发展极大地丰富了教育资源,提高了教学效率,但同时也带来了一些挑战,比如学生过度依赖电子设备。

话题二:你如何看待环保问题?答案示例:我认为环保是我们每个人的责任,我们应该从小事做起,比如节约用水、用电,减少一次性用品的使用。

三、阅读理解(共20分)1. 阅读短文,选择正确答案。

(每题2分,共10分)短文内容:[此处为一段关于科技与教育的短文](1)短文中提到的科技对教育的最大贡献是什么?答案:提供了丰富的教学资源和工具。

(2)短文中提到的教育面临的挑战是什么?答案:学生可能过度依赖科技,缺乏独立思考的能力。

...(5)短文中作者对教育的未来持怎样的态度?答案:作者认为教育的未来是充满希望的,但也需要注意平衡科技的使用。

清华英语测试题及答案

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。

清华大学《综合英语(三)》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

清华大学《综合英语(三)》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

密封 线自觉遵守考场纪律如考试作弊此答卷无效 清华大学《综合英语(三)》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷院(系)_______ 班级_______ 学号_______ 姓名_______题号一 二 三 四 五 六 总分 得分 第一部分 (共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分) 1、The Winter Olympics ________ in 2022 will surely bring in many international tourists. A . held B . having held C . holding D . to be held 2、Having been treated in the hospital for as long as six months, the man injured in the car crash is now eventually back _______ his feet. A .at B .in C .onD .to 3、Everything seemed to be going ________ for the first two days after I arrived in New York. A .vividly B .generally C .frequently D .smoothly 4、Mary really hard on his book and thinks he’ll have finished it by Friday. A .worked B .has been working C .had worked D .has worked 5、New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before _____. A .being fully accepting B .fully accepting C .having fully accepted D .fully accepted6、— I am worn out. — Me too, all work and no play. So it’s time to ________.A .burn the midnight oilB .push the limitsC .go with the flowD .call it a day7、It is really cold and the ground is wet; it ________ have rained last night.A .mightB .mustC .canD .should8、The Browns held _______ they called “family day” once each year.A.that B.what C.which D.when Array 9、New energy-sharing projects _____ in dozens of cities across the country to fuel China’s sharing economy in the next few years.A.are to carry out B.are being carried outC.were carried out D.will have been carried out10、I have no doubt that Anna will ________ it, but I wonder whether she is really ready enough.A.dig B.hit C.make D.lift第二部分阅读理解(满分20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。

清华大学英语水平考试试题汇总

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?。

北京市清华大学2024年高三英语11月中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试试题含解析

北京市清华大学2024年高三英语11月中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试试题含解析
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 olive groves.
2.Which destination is your best choice if you intend to travel to Europe after October?
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了秋天的四个欧洲之旅。
【1题详解】
细微环节理解题。依据The unknown Cilento部分“leaving modernity behind and venturing inland to medieval (中世纪的) hilltop towns.”可知,把现代化抛在脑后,去内陆的中世纪山顶城镇冒险。由此可知,在unknown Cilento可以探究中世纪的城镇。故选C。
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 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 the300m-high Dunajec River to spa town Szczawnica.Seven nights £630, including transport, luggage transfers and walking st departure October 24.

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)

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)
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.
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.

清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试2020届高三5月测试英语试题 Word版含答案

清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试2020届高三5月测试英语试题 Word版含答案

中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试2020 年 5 月测试英语试卷本试卷共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)ASummer is that time of this year 2019 when everyone looks to escape from the boring activities of life. So bring your kids to join us to have fun in the summer camp.Outdoor Word Game:All you need to do is setting up many huge letters that can be easily moved. These letters will help kids spell out certain words. Teenagers would also love something like this as it gives them the opportunity to invest their time in learning new words.Spray Painting:To bring out the creativity in a person, an activity centered on spray painting is the perfect way to get those creative juices flowing. All you need to do is providing plain white T-shirts and some cans of colored spray paint. It will be quite surprising to see some of the original ideas that will flow from individuals.Outdoor Twister:A person will be in charge of monitoring the game and will call out colors which can be placed outdoors. Participants have the task of placing either their hands or legs on the same color. A fun and exciting game focuses on hand-eye coordination(协调).The Maze(迷宫):One of the funniest games is the hallway maze game where a maze is constructed from either toilet paper or strings of paper. The chosen participant is then asked to make his way through the maze within a limited time without touching paper. This is one of the best and entertaining summer camp ideas for kids and adults also.1.Which activity most probably needs some imagination?A.Outdoor Word Game. B.Spray Painting.C.Outdoor Twister. D.The Maze.2.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.The maze is made of toilet paper in The Maze.B.You have to spray juice on your T-shirt in Spray Painting.C.Outdoors Twister tests whether you are good at controlling your body movement.D.You have to bring some huge letters to play in Outdoor Word Games.3.Who is the article intended for?A.Parents. B.Children. C.Teachers. D.Teenagers.BWhat makes a person sexy? Looks, talent, public image and how we accordingly view their personality all play into why we find ourselves attracted to certain celebrities and public figures. Every year, People put it all together when they name their “Sexiest Man Alive”. This year, the magazine decided that United States musician John Roger Stephens, better known as John Legend, has the full package.The title comes following some impressive achievements for the 40-year-old. He is among the youngest people to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony award, and the first African-American man to win all four of them. With numerous awards and nominations, an Ivy-League degree, and a handsome face, Legend has gained huge popularity worldwide. However, his dedication to family life maybe what wins over many.After getting married to US model Chrissy Teigen in 2013, Legend is the father of one son and one daughter. He’s not shy about telling the world their love is permanent. On the inside of Legend’s arm, there is a tattoo that says “Chrissy Luna Miles”, the names of his wife and children. In fact, Legend has gained strength from his family since childhood. He still remembers the days when his family would gather around his grandmother’s piano to sing Christmas songs. This inspired his passion for music. His best-known single, All of Me, is a love song to his wife. When he performed it at the 2014 Grammy Awards, many were touched by his delicate voice and the deep love beneath. “The more you know someone, the more you’re inspired by your relati onship,” Legend told LA Confidential Magazine. “You have to grow enough to be able to write that song with sincerity and authenticity.”Despite his onstage confidence, Legend had to work to become a legend. As a teenager, he was the smallest kid in class. “I was always less mature, less at ease socially. I had plenty of awkward times,” he told People. “Most of your teenage years, into your twenties, you’re still figuring out who you are, how you present yourself to the world ... Eventually, I think you get more at ease with yourself.” Indeed, knowing who you are and be yourself could be the real key to attractiveness.4.What plays the biggest part in making Legend popular worldwide?A.High-level education. B.Handsome look.C.Efforts put in family. D.Talent in music.5.What does the third paragraph mainly talk about?A.Legend’s hobby as a boy.B.Legend’s family members.C.The secret behind Legend’s success.D.Composing background of the song All of Me.6.What can you infer from the passage?A.Legend is proud of his success in music.B.Legend’s interest in music originates from his family.C.Legend is the first black singer who won the Grammy award.D.Legend received the title “Sexiest Man Alive” before he got married.7.What is essential to attractiveness according to Legend?A.Being more mature.B.Being true to yourself.C.Having onstage confidence.D.Having attractive appearance.CWhat makes people trustworthy? Do they always tell the truth? Do they always keep their promises? In the near future, voluntary blood donations might be used a s a clue to prove someone’s trustworthiness.On Nov 19, the National Health Commission (NHC) and other departments jointly released a document urging the social credit system to include voluntary blood donations. An incentive mechanism(激励机制)is also recommended, to provide donors with more conveniences and rewards like preferential treatment in using public facilities or visiting government-run parks, China Daily reported. “We need to show we care about donors so they feel honored,” Liu Jiang, director of Beijing’s blood donation office, told CCTV.Indeed, donating blood is key to saving many lives. Due to blood’s very limited shelf life, regular blood donations are needed from a sufficient number of healthy people. This ensures that safe blood will be available whenever and wherever it is needed, according to the World Health Organization. However, the notice received mixed reviews on social media, with some people questioning whether it was necessary to include voluntary blood donation in the social credit system, according to the South China Morning Post. The system records things like a person’s career information, and payments for credit cards or other debt expenses are used to tell whether a person or company is trustworthy. People who cannot pay debts on time would have a worse credit score, resulting in more difficulties borrowing money from banks, reported the P eople’s Daily.Many Sina Weibo users believe that blood donations should be voluntary. They say it has little to do with social credit. Others doubt whether it is appropriate to reward this action because some people would donate blood for reasons other than helping save people’s lives. Guangming Daily commented that only acts closely linked to personal credit should be included in the social credit system. A voluntary blood donor might refuse to pay his or her debts, while someone who doesn’t donate blood might have a perfect credit record, it noted.8.What benefit can voluntary blood donors get according to the 2nd paragraph?A.Free park tour. B.Free treatment in hospitals.C.Running in government parks. D.Priority in using public facilities.9.Why are blood donations regularly needed?A.Blood can’t be stored for long.B.Some donated blood is not healthy.C.Fewer people are willing to donate blood.D.More and more people need blood to get treated.10.What can you learn from the last paragraph?A.Many blood donors refuse to pay his or her debts.B.Whoever donates blood will have a perfect credit record.C.It’s right to reward blood donators for th ey save people’s lives.D.Some people agree that voluntary blood donation shouldn’t be linked to social credit. 11.What’s the author’s attitude to using voluntary blood donations to prove trustworthiness?A.Positive. B.Objective. C.Indifferent D.Negative.DFive years ago, UK schools began to learn Shanghai’s math teaching methods on account of top scores produced by Chinese teenagers in a global academic evaluation. This test is called the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), run by the organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Taking around three hours on computers, it mainly focuses on 15-year-olds’ reading, math and science abilities. Earlier this month, the latest test results were published.Students from Beijing and Shanghai, as well as Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, outperformed students from the other 78 participating education systems in mathematics and science by a wide margin. In reading comprehension scores, only Singapore came close. Chinese mainland students first took the tests in 2009, with Shanghai topping the scores. The city claimed the top spot again in 2012.The PISA rankings aroused global interest in Chinese teaching methods and as a result, Britain increased exchanges with Chinese schools to improve its math education. Nearly 600 teachers from Britain and China, mainly from primary schools, have taken part in the exchange since 2014, and around 5,000 of Britain’s 16,000 primary schools have adopted the Shanghai math teaching method. In the latest PISA test, Chinese mainland students averaged 591 points in math —more than 100 points higher than the OECD average. British students averaged 502, jumping from 27th place three years ago to 18th in the math rankings.Philip Avery, director of education for the Bohunt Education Trust, UK, said, “We’ve benefited fromworking with Chinese partners for the high quality of lesson planning and teaching for memorization in China. Our Chinese partners have benefited from our approach to the development of character, focus on innovation and application of knowledge.”However, Zhang Xuanmin, who is in charge of the PISA project in Shanghai, points out that besides basic education, Chinese students still need to improve their social and emotional competencies.12.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A.UK teenagers are poorly-educated.B.UK schools’ teaching methods are out of fashion.C.Teenagers in Shanghai got higher scores in PISA.D.Teenagers in Shanghai are the best students in the world.13.What does the underlined word mean in the 2nd paragraph?14.What’s probably the average math point of OECD in the latest PISA test?15.What can be indicated by Philip Avery’s words?A.The exchange program is a win-win situation.B.Chinese students still have a long way to go in education.C.UK schools get more benefits from the exchange program.D.UK teenagers have gained a lot of improvement in math learning.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。

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

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2023-2024学年高考英语三模试卷含解析

清华大学中学2023-2024学年高考英语三模试卷含解析

清华大学中学2023-2024学年高考英语三模试卷注意事项1.考生要认真填写考场号和座位序号。

2.试题所有答案必须填涂或书写在答题卡上,在试卷上作答无效。

第一部分必须用2B 铅笔作答;第二部分必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答。

3.考试结束后,考生须将试卷和答题卡放在桌面上,待监考员收回。

第一部分(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)1.The world’s attention ________ China’s Belt and Road Initiative,as it has great influence on the world’s economy. A.is to fix on B.was fixed onC.has fixed on D.is being fixed on2.you start eating in a healthier way, weight control will become much easier.A.Unless B.AlthoughC.Before D.Once3.—Shall we go to the seven o’clo ck performance or the eight?— _____suits you fine.A.Whatever B.Whichever C.Whenever D.Wherever4.The police are investigating the company, three of ________ managers have already been arrested.A.whose B.thatC.which D.where5.—According to my mother, it is a good idea to have some chicken soup when you have a cold.—_____, scientists agree with her.A.Sooner or later B.Once in a whileC.Believe it or not D.To be exact6.It wasn't easy having my friends talk about their freshman years ________ I wasn't a part of.A.whom B.when C.that D.what7.I found my computer functioning much better, ________ a new operating system.A.to install B.installingC.having installed D.installed8.What is your main reason for choosing one restaurant another?A.over B.ofC.from D.for9.The explosion in the chemical plant ______ avoided had the county authorities, aiming too much at short-term interests, performed their duties from the beginning.A.should be B.might be C.must have been D.could have been10.—Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem.—You know, music is the source of ______ in life.A.inspiration B.identificationC.reaction D.recreation11.I wish you wouldn't be so________;you make faces at everything I say.A.weird B.polite C.reluctant D.serious12.Y ou can get off the bus one or two stops ________ and walk the rest of the way to work every day so as to take some exercise.A.more early B.earliest C.early D.earlier13.If you want to see a doctor,you fix a date with him ahead of time.That is a common ________ in the USA.A.view B.exerciseC.practice D.reality14.The man was in a ________ condition with severe injuries to his legs after being attacked by a shark in far north Queensland.A.skeptical B.criticalC.practical D.physical15.No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _______ when the unexpected will happen.A.prove B.implyC.demand D.predict16.Y ou can ask anyone for help. here is willing to lend you a hand.A.One B.No one C.Everyone D.Someone ^ *17.As you go through this book, you ________ that each of the millions of people who lived through World War II had a different experience.A.will find B.foundC.had found D.have found18.It was when she first arrived in China _____ she developed a passion for paper-cutting.A.where B.thatC.how D.why19.It’s true that the old road is less direct and a bit longer. We won’t take the new one, ________, because we don’t feel as safe on it.A.somehow B.though C.therefore D.otherwise20.for years of hard training, she would not be standing on the stage, receiving huge cheers and applause. A.It were not B.It had not beenC.Were it not D.Had it not been.第二部分阅读理解(满分40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。

清华大学英语水平考试试题汇总

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 th e 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 normallyWOMAN: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. OKNow, 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 tter plan our cities using trees to provide a more comfortable environment(Q1 4)for us to live in.。

2020届清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试1月英语试题(解析版)

2020届清华大学中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试1月英语试题(解析版)

中学生标准学术能力诊断性测试2020年1月测试英语试卷本试卷共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)AFour 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 Malta 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 pla net. 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 m onks.D. Knap of Howar may be the oldest building among the four.【答案】1. D 2. D 3. D【解析】这是篇说明文。

清华大学英语水平考试试题汇总

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 lif e 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 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 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 b y 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: alth ough, 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 that 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 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 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 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 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 wha t 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 sup ports 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 tha t ……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 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 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 first 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-s ized 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: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 bec ause 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 h ope 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 k eep 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 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 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 mak e 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?。

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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.。

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