1.目的：測試語音、句子重音、連讀、不完全爆破、意群和停頓、升調(diào)和降調(diào)等以及流暢程度。

 2.要求：能比較流利地朗讀一篇所學(xué)課文或難度略低于所學(xué)語言材料的短文。

（二）回答問題（10分）

1.目的：測試對(duì)所讀短文的掌握情況。

2.要求：能根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容回答所提問題。

二 級(jí)

（三）情景對(duì)話（10分）

1.目的：測試對(duì)日常交際用語的掌握情況。

2.要求：能根據(jù)所給情景提示進(jìn)行交談，不少于6句話。

（四）話題簡述（10分）

1.目的：測試連續(xù)說話的能力。

2.要求：能按題目和提示要點(diǎn)連續(xù)說一段話，清楚地表達(dá)主要意思，不少于10句話。

五、例卷及評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

例 卷

1.用正確的語音語調(diào)朗讀下面的短文。（10分）
In English, many words sound quite similar, so misunderstandings among English-speaking people are not uncommon..

Once a man got on a bus for New York. He hid in the toilet, because he did not want to pay. But a passenger saw him. She tapped the person in front of her on the shoulder and said, "There's a bum in the toilet. Tell the bus driver."

The message was passed from person to person. But somewhere along the way, it changed. The bus driver was told that there was a bomb in the toilet .He immediately stopped the bus telephoned the police. When the police arrived, they told the passengers to get off the bus and stay far away. Then they closed the highway. That soon caused a 15-mile-*long traffic jam. With the help of a dog, the police searched for two hours. Of course, they found no bomb!
生詞:bum 流浪漢

2.根據(jù)所讀短文的內(nèi)容回答下列問題。（10分）

1. Did a passenger see a man hide in the toilet?

Yes, she did.

2. What did she do then?

She told the man in front of her what she had seen and asked him to pass the message to the driver.

3. What message did the driver receive and what did he do?

He was told there was a bomb in the toilet and he immediately stopped the bus and telephoned the police.

4. What did the police do?

They told the passengers to get off the bus and stay far away. Then they closed the highway. With the help of a dog, they searched for two hours.

5. What was the result?

The police found no bomb, but the closing of the highway caused a 15-mile-long traffic jam.

3.根據(jù)所給提示用英語交談。（10分）

 提示：假如有人感到英語聽力理解難，向你請(qǐng)教提高聽力的方法。你建議他要多聽，最好先從聽英語廣播或看英語節(jié)目開始。聽收音機(jī)可選中國對(duì)外廣播或BBC英語節(jié)目。聽英語國家人士的講話越多，理解起來就越容易。聽別人講話時(shí)，不要逐詞去聽，而要整體去理解，設(shè)法弄清楚主要意思。

A：I find listening very herd. What shall I do?

B: Well, I think you should practise a lot.

A: But what shall I do first?

B: You'd better listen to English on the radio or watch English programmes on TV.

A: What programmes should I pick up on the radio?

B: You should pick up China Radio International or BBC English programmes.

A: Do I have to listen to native speakers?

B: Oh, yes. The more your listen to them, the better you'll understand.

A: Quite often I can't follow the speakers.

B: When you are listening, you must try to catch the main ideas.

A: I see. You mean I don't have to know each word exactly.

B: Yes. You should listen as a whole, but not word for word.

4.根據(jù)所給話題和內(nèi)容要點(diǎn)介紹情況。

 要點(diǎn):

1. 納爾遜?曼德拉1918年生于南非；1942年大學(xué)畢業(yè)后，成為一名律師；

2. 1944年他幫助成立了非國大青年聯(lián)盟，被選為主席；50年代，領(lǐng)導(dǎo)多次和平行動(dòng)；1962年被投入監(jiān)獄，直到1989年獲釋；1993年獲諾貝爾和平獎(jiǎng)；1994年成為南非第一個(gè)黑人總統(tǒng)；

3. 他為南非黑人的政治權(quán)利而斗爭。

Nelson Mandela was born in South Africa in 1918. After graduating from university in 1942, he became a lawyer. He helped to found the ANC Youth League in 1944. He was elected chairman of the organization. During the 1950s, he led many peaceful actions. In 1962, he was put in prison. He stayed there till 1989. In 1993, he received the Nobel Peace Prize. He became the first black president of South Africa in 1994. Nelson Mandela fought for political right for black people in South Africa.

評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)

 一、朗讀課文

 一檔（9～10分）語音語調(diào)正確，朗讀自然流利，且有節(jié)奏感。

 二檔（6～8分）語音語調(diào)基本正確，雖有一兩處錯(cuò)誤，但朗讀還比較

 自然流利。

 三檔（3～5分）語音語調(diào)不夠正確，朗讀不夠連貫，有一些錯(cuò)誤。

 四檔（0～2分）語音語調(diào)較差，朗讀不連貫，錯(cuò)誤較多，影響意思表達(dá)。

 計(jì)分以小題為單位，每小題三個(gè)檔次給分。

 一檔(2分）意思明白，語音語調(diào)正確，詞語，語法合乎規(guī)范。

 二檔（1分）意思明白，語音語調(diào)基本正確，詞語、語法有些錯(cuò)誤。

 三檔（0分）答非所問，或錯(cuò)誤很多，不能達(dá)意。

三、情景對(duì)話

 一檔（9-10分）意思明白，表達(dá)清楚，語音語調(diào)正確，詞語、語法合乎規(guī)范。

 二檔（6-8分） 意思比較明白，表達(dá)比較清楚，語音語調(diào)基本正確，有個(gè)別詞語、語法錯(cuò)誤。

 三檔 （3-5分） 意思不夠明白，表達(dá)不夠清楚，語音語調(diào)較差，有些詞語、語法錯(cuò)誤。

 四檔（0-2分）只能說出一些與內(nèi)容有關(guān)的詞語，語音語調(diào)較差，錯(cuò)誤很多。

 一檔 （9-10分）語音語調(diào)明白，講述正確，表達(dá)清楚，不少于10句。

 二檔 （6-8分） 語音語調(diào)基本正確，講述比較連貫，表達(dá)比較清楚，不少于10句話，但有個(gè)別錯(cuò)誤。

 三檔 （3-5分）語音語調(diào)基本正確，講述不夠連貫，有一些錯(cuò)誤或不滿10句話，影響意思表達(dá)。

四檔（0-2分） 語音語調(diào)較差，錯(cuò)誤較多，或只能說出一些與內(nèi)容有關(guān)的單詞。

 一級(jí)測試內(nèi)容為朗讀短文和回答問題，凡得12分以上者（包括12分)通過一級(jí)。二級(jí)測試內(nèi)容為情景對(duì)話和話題簡述，凡得12分以上者（包括12分）通過二級(jí)。

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功能意念項(xiàng)目表（略）

話題項(xiàng)目表

1、個(gè)人情況（Personal information）

(1) Individual data (name, age, date of birth, place of birth, telephone number, address, postal code, e-mail address, ID number, etc.)

(2) Family data (name, age, relationship, etc.)

(3) School data (school, grade, class, teacher)

(4) Data uses (filling out forms and applications, etc.)

(5) Jobs and career (office worker, worker, teacher, doctor, farmer, driver, official, etc.)

2、家庭?朋友與周圍的人（Family, friends and people around）

(1) Family and relatives (grandparents, parents, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, cousin, son, daughter, etc.)

(2) Friends (close neighbour, schoolmate, classmate, roommate, team-mate, etc.)

(3) Other people (neighbour, local shopkeeper, teacher, colleague, etc.)

3、周圍的環(huán)境（Personal environments）

(1) Kinds of homes (apartment, house, dormitory, etc.)

(2) Rooms in homes (bedroom, kitchen, living room, bathroom, etc.)

(3) Furniture & home items (table, chair, sofa, desk, bed, television, etc)

(4) Schools (classroom, playground, hall, computer room, office, etc)

(5) Others (grocery store, book shop, clothing store, market, bank, library, museum, cinema, theatre, park, road, etc.)

4、日�；顒�(dòng)（Daily routines）

(1) Getting ready (time for school, playing, bed, etc.)

(2) Routine activities (brushing teeth, washing hands and face, taking a shower, etc.)

(3) Eating (breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner)

(4) Daily chores (tidying, sweeping, doing dishes, cooking, etc.)

(5) Homework (reading, writing, studying, etc.)

(6) Family time (watching television, going out, visiting, etc.)

5、學(xué)校生活（School life）

(1) School building (classroom, office, library , washroom, etc.)

(2) School organization (grade, class, subject, break, schedule, etc.)

(3) People (teacher, classmate, schoolmate, cleaner, etc.)

(4) Subjects (Chinese, Maths, English, Geography, History, etc.)

(5) Activities (sports, extra-curricular involvement, trip, etc.)

(6) Instructions (please listen, read, get into groups, act, etc.)

(7) Educational methods (preview, review, discuss, presentation, summary, etc.)

6、興趣與愛好（Interests and hobbies）

(1) Lessons (music, dance, acting, sports, etc.)

(2) Games (physical games, computer games, sports, etc.)

(3) Hobbies (collecting stamps, coins, dolls, etc.)

(4) Reading (books, newspapers, comics, etc.)

(5) Cultural events (film, theatre, concert, opera, etc.)

(6) Entertainment (listening to radio, watching TV, playing CD, DVD, etc)

(7) Socializing (having parties, issuing invitations, going for picnic, going sightingseeing, entertaining guests, etc.)

7. 個(gè)人情感（Emotions）

(1) Describing feelings (happy, sad, angry, upset, pleased, proud, lonely, worried, nervous, afraid, etc.)

(2) Emotions (smiling, laughing, crying, shouting, etc.)

8、人際關(guān)系（Interpersonal relation ships）

(1) People (parent, brother, sister, other family members, friend, neighbour, teacher, etc.)

(2) Social behaviour (greeting, introducing, giving thanks, asking for permission, asking for help, solving problems, dealing with conflicts, etc)

(3) Getting together (making plans/arrangements, time, date, place, event, etc.)

9、計(jì)劃與愿望（Plans and intentions）

(1) Planning (holidays, social events, travel, further education, jobs, etc.)

(2) Organizing (asking for advice, asking for help, asking for permission, exploring possibilities, expressing needs and wants, etc.)

10、節(jié)假日活動(dòng)（Festivals, holidays and celebrations）

(1) Cultural festivals (Spring Festivals, New Year’s Day, Christmas, etc.)

(2) Religious holidays (Thanks giving Day, Easter, Ramadam, etc.)

(3) Personal celebrations (birthday, anniversary, graduation, etc.)

11、購物（Shopping）

（1）Planning (shopping list, needs, wants, etc.)

（2）Products (clothes, groceries, personal items, electronics, etc.)

（3）Selecting (quality, weights, measures, size, style, colour, etc.)

（4）Paying (price, quantity, etc.)

12、飲食（Food and drink）

（1）Meats (beef, chicken, pork, fish, etc.)

（2）Soups (chicken, tofu, vegetable, etc.)

（3）Vegetables (cabbage, eggplant, etc.)

（4）Staple food (rice, bread, noodles, cake)

（5）Drinks (milk, water, juice, soft drink, coke, alcoholic drinks, beer, wine, etc.)

（6）Fast foods (sandwiches, noodles, dumplings, hot dogs, hamburgers, chips, etc.)

（7）Snacks (ice cream, chips, etc.)

(8) Eating customs (ways of eating, kinds of food, times to eat, table manners, chopsticks, knife, fork, etc.)

（9）Requesting or offering different food sand drinks

（10）Likes and dislikes (favourite food, favourite drinks, etc.)

（11）Ordering food and/or drinks

13、健康（Health）

（1）Eating habits

（2）Physical fitness and exercise

（3）Personal hygiene

（4）Illnesses (stomachache, headache, flu, cold, etc.)

（5）Medications

（6）Accidents

（7）Doctors, nurses & hospitals

（8）Describing problems (parts of the body, pains, etc.)

（9）Medical insurance

14、天氣（Weather）

（1）Describing weather (sunny, cloudy, windy, rainy, hot, warm, cold, cool, etc.)

（2）Extreme weather (storms, gales, hurricanes, etc.)

（3）Dressing for the weather (coat, hat, umbrella, raincoat, windbreaker, etc.)

15、文娛與體育（Entertainment and sports）

（1）Movies and theatre

（2）Music and dance (folk music and dance, popular music and classical music, etc.)

（3）Team games (football, basketball, volleyball, etc.)

（4）Games of two or four (table tennis, golf, etc.)

（5）Racing (running, swimming, horse racing, etc.)

（6）International sports events (Olympic games, World Cup, football league, etc.)

（7）spectators and fans

（8）Physical exercises

16、旅游與交通（Travel and transport）

（1）Methods of transportation (walking, cycling, horse riding, taking buses/trains/boats/planes, etc.)

（2）Travel (schedule, maps, tickets, fares, etc.)

(3) Getting and asking directions (left, right, straight ahead, north, south, east, west, etc.)

（4）Safety rules and warning (traffic lights, caution, walk, stop, etc.)

（5）Inquiring and making reservations (hotels, tourist spots, etc.)

（6）International travel (passport, visas, expenses, currency, etc.)

（7）Describing a journey

17、語言學(xué)習(xí)（Language learning）

（1）Differences between American English and British English

（2）Language and culture

(3) Language learning difficulties

(4) Attitudes to language and communication

(5) Language learning strategies

(6) Communications repair

18. 自然（Nature）

(1) Plants (green plants, trees, bushes, grass, crops, vegetables, flowers, etc.)

(2) Animals (farm animals, wild animals, pets, endangered animals, etc.)

(3) Heavenly bodies (the sun, the moon and stars, etc.)

(4) Describing land (cities, farms, hills, mountains, lakes, rivers, etc.)

(5) Natural disasters (volcano, earthquake, etc.)

19. 世界與環(huán)境(The world and the environment)

(1) Countries and maps (China, Great Britain, United States, Australia, Canada,

 New Zealand, Japan, Russia, India, Egypt, Cuba, ETC.)

(2) Issues (pollution, land use and quality, housing, population growth, etc.)

20. 科普知識(shí)與現(xiàn)代技術(shù)(Popular science and modern technology)

(1) Recent inventions, medical advances, technological advances, etc)

(2) Computer science,

21. 熱點(diǎn)話題(Topical issues)

(1) Population (2) Environmental conservation (3) Crime and punishment

(4) Social differences (5) Pollution

22 歷史與地理(History and geography)

(1) General knowledge of history and geography about China

(2) General knowledge of history and geography about the world

(3) Historic events    (4) Historical persons

23. 社會(huì)(Society)

 (1) Nationality and people                  (2) Famous people (contemporary)

(3) Law ( rules and regulations, traffic codes, etc.)

(4) Ways of dressing (types of clothes, daily clothes or dress, situation and dressing, etc.)

(5) Names of religions                          (6) Religions and culture

(7) Customs and culture

24. 文學(xué)與藝術(shù)(Literature and art)

(1) Forms of literature and art (drama, novel, essay, poetry, short story, painting, etc.)

(2) Famous literary people and artists

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高中學(xué)生英語口語等級(jí)測試訓(xùn)練材料

第一部分 朗讀短文并回答問題

用正確的語音語調(diào)朗讀下面的短文并回答問題

1

Dear Mr Zhu

I am writing to your magazine’s ‘Teenagers Now” column to ask for some help with my 16-year-old son. At the moment, he refuses to do almost everything his mother and I ask him to do. He is our only child. His mum and I treat him very well, and his grandparents buy him many things. Yet he is still rude to us. He refuses to spend time with us or do as we tell him. Sometimes he acts as though he doesn’t even love us at all.

Now he refuses to do his homework, and instead insist on wasting his time watching DVDs and listening to foreign music. I cannot understand this music, but I don’t like it. He also spends too much time in Internet cafes, where he either plays games or chats online. He is wasting valuable time during this important period in his life! 

What am I to do? At present, to prevent upsetting his mother with an argument, I am allowing him his freedom. However, I am worried that if I keep allowing him to do what he wants, he may fail at school, or worse.

 How can I help my son without harming our relationship?

Yours sincerely

Liu Zhen hua

Questions:

[1] Who do you think Mr Zhu is?

[2] Why does Liu Zhen hua write to Mr Zhu?

[3] What is his son’s problem?

[4] How does he behave now?

[5] What is Liu Zhen hua worried about?

2

Dear Zhou Ling

Things change so quickly! I’m now in hospital recovering from liver failure. I regret taking those weight-loss pills. They contain a harmful chemical that cause my liver to fail. The doctor told me that I would die if I couldn’t get a new liver. My mother is a match, but she is too old for such a long operation. I thought I was going to die.

Then the doctor found that someone in your country, whose name is Li Dong, was an exact match for me.. He donated more than half of his liver to save my life. I was very lucky, wasn’t I?

I’m feeling better now. I follow my doctor’s advice and exercise for at least half an hour every day, and eat lots of fruit and vegetables. People should look after their bodies. My mother is right: don’t damage your health for a slim and attractive figure. It isn’t worth it. We shouldn’t be ashamed of the way we look, should we?

I hope to hear from you soon.

Love

Amy

生詞：liver 肝

Questions:

[1] What's wrong with Amy?

[2] What caused her liver to fail?

[3] Why did she think she was going to die?

[4] How was she saved?

[5] What does she say about health?

3

 I had many teachers in the past year and they each taught only one subject. Mr Heywood was my class teacher. My favourite teacher was Miss Burke. She was the teacher who taught us English Literature. In our class there were 29 students. This is about the average size for British schools. We had to move to different classrooms for different classes. We also had different students in some classes, so it was difficult to remember all the faces and names. 

 I found the homework was not as heavy as what I used to get in my old school, but it was a bit challenging for me at first because all the homework was in English. I felt lucky as all my teachers were very helpful and I enjoyed all my subjects: English, History, English Literature, Computer Science, Maths, Science, PE, Art, Cooking and French.

Questions:

[1] Who was the speaker’s favourite teacher?

[2] Why was it difficult to remember all the faces and names?

[3] Why did the speaker feel lucky?

[4] How many students were there in the speaker’s class?

[5] What were the subjects the speaker had at school?

4

Early in the 18^th century, Captain Cook, a famous explorer of Australia, unexpectedly caught sight of an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouse-like head and jumped along on its large legs. To his great surprise, the unusual animal carried its young in a special pocket of flesh. Captain Cook pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and asked his native guide what the animal was. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally said “kangaroo”, which Cook carefully wrote down as the animals name in his word book. The Europeans who later got to Australia were anxious to see the unusual animal “kangaroo”, but their requests were met with puzzled looks from the native people. Before long they discovered that the native guide who had answered Cook’s question really meant, ‘I don’t know what you are pointing at.” Funnily enough, the name “kangaroo” stuck and it is still in use today.

生詞：kangaroo 袋鼠

Questions:

[1] Who was Captain Cook?

[2] When did Captain Cook reach Australia?

[3] What did he unexpectedly see during his first visit to Australia?

[4] What was the animal like?

[5] How did the kangaroo get its name?

5

 When it was finished, it was the largest and most comfortable ship ever built. People thought it would never sink. However, this passenger ship surprised everyone when it sank on its first journey.

 The Titanic was built in Ireland in 1912.Its makers spent a great deal of money building the ship.

 The Titanic set sail on the 10^th of April. On the 13^th, it was sailing at full speed towards New York. The captain received warnings about icebergs all day, but he paid little attention to them.

 At 2.20 a.m., the Titanic sank into the sea. It had hit an iceberg just over two hours before. Of the 2200 people on the ship, only 705 survived.

 Explorer Robert Ballard searched for the Titanic for more than 20 years before he found it. ‘When new technology was developed, we used it to send cameras down into the sea. Finally, we found the ship.” With his cameras, he was able to find the hole along the side of the ship which had caused it to fill with water and sink.

生詞：1.Tatanic 泰坦尼克號(hào)游輪

      2.iceberg 冰山

 Questions:

[1] What kind of ship was the Titanic?

[2] When did it set sail?

[3] What happened on its first journey?

[4] How long had Robert Ballard searched for it before he found it?

[5] How did he find the ship?

6

 Many people wonder if our senses have something to do with our overall health. Scientists say that making the most of our senses when we are young can keep us healthy later on in life.

 One reason why we become stressed and have high blood pressure is that we misuse our senses in our everyday life. One study says that about 90% of our time is spent watching television or using computers. It adds that although our sense of sight is overused, our senses of touch and smell have been ignored.

 People often ask whether or not we should develop all our senses.

The answer is yes. Scientists suggest that we do the following things more often. While having dinner, listen to some enjoyable music rather than watch TV. While relaxing at home, have some flowers next to you that smell nice. Before going to bed, turn the lights down. While sleeping, wear a nightshirt that is pleasant to touch--it will make you sleep deeply. Whether we sleep well is important because good sleep gives us the chance to dream and dreams keep us young and healthy.

Questions:

(1) Do scientists think our senses have something to do with our overall health? How?

(2) What is one of the reasons why we become stressed and have high blood pressure?

(3) What do scientists suggest?

(4) Why should we wear nightshirts that are pleasant to touch while sleeping?

(5) What is the main idea of this passage?

7

 Trailwalker has been one of Hong Kong's largest fundraising event since1981.It is organized to raise money to help poor people in Aisa and Africa. Since1981. More than $ 91 million dollars have been raised to help improve the living standards of these poor people. Trailwalker is held in November every year. People over 18 who are interested in the event can form a team of four people to take part in this charity walk.

 Trailwalker is a tough hike which requires partticipants to complete100 kilometres within 48 hours. It means you may have to walk two days and nights without sleep. It is challenging to walk through eight country parks and over twenty mountains and hills. It is an excellent opportunity for participants to learn team spirit. Since only the team's finishing time will be recorded, it is necessary for them to support and help each other to finish the course.生詞：1：trailwalker n.毅行者 2：charity n.慈善

3：participant n.參加者

Questions:

 (1) Where is Trailwalker held?

 (2) When has trailwalker been held every year?

 (3) Who can join trailwalker?

 (4) What's the aim of trailwalker?

 (5) Is trailwalker a difficult walk? Why?

8

 Body language shows all kinds of feeling, wishes and attitudes and is sometimes more important than spoken language.

 A smile is the universal facial expression―it is intended to put people at ease. It does not always mean that you are happy, however, A smile can hide other feelings, like anger, fear or worry 

In most countries, nodding the head up and down shows agreement, while shaking the head means that you do not agree, or that you refuse to do something.

 If you look away from a person or yawn, they may think you are not interested in them. If you stand holding your arms across your chest, you may be protecting yourself---just from a conversation you do not want! If you sit looking at and turn toward, the person you are talking to, it shows that you are interested. If you roll your eyes and turn your head away, most likely you do not believe what you are hearing, or you do not like what you hear.

 There are some differences in body language between cultures. It is important to give them attention.

生詞：ficial a.面部的 ywan v.打哈欠

Questions:

1.      What can body language show?

2.      What feelings can a smile hide besides happiness?

3.      How do people show agreement or disagreement in most countries?

4.      If a man stands holding his arms across his chest, what does he mean?

5.      If someone rolls his eyes and turns his head away from a reporter, what can you guess about his feelings?

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In many parts of the world, university students work in the summer. They need money, and they can get some working experience. Traditionally, they get jobs as servers, cashiers, and lifeguards at swimming pools.

These days, however, more and more students are wording at dotcoms. Dotcoms are Internet-based companies which offer goods and services online. Today^，s young people already know a lot about computers, and they can quickly learn more. The pay is also usually much better than that at traditional summer jobs.

There are other advantages besides the pay. Students see dotcom jobs as a good start on their futures. In addition to providing good experience, the work is also enjoyable for most. On top of this, their co-workers treat them with respect.

Dotcoms are new and need new ways of thinking. Imagination and enterprise are more important than formal qualifications. So some students are even leaving school to start their own dotcoms.

生詞：1. cashier n.出納員 2. enterprise n.進(jìn)取心

Questions:

1. What kind of jobs do they do traditionally?

2. What are dotcoms?

3. What are the advantages of working at dotcoms?

4. What qualifications are important for working at dotcoms?

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The day she won the lottery was the greatest day of her life. Or so she thought. As she took the cheque for one million dollars, Mary started making plans. A new house. A new car. A vacation in the sun. And, of course, she could stop working-give her life a total makeover!

Eight years later, Mary was broke. The money was all gone. So were her friends. The new life was over, but how could she go back to her old one ?

Winners of sudden wealth often stop working, and then don't know what to do with their time. They may find that close friends grow distant, and that it’s difficult to make new ones .The new house in the new surroundings often only leads to more loneliness. What seemed to be wonderful luck turns out to be just the opposite.

It seems that winning a fortune doesn’t guarantee happiness. Just ask Mary. She now has a new job and new friends but she would probably still say, “Money isn’t everything…”

生詞：1. loter n.彩票2. makeover n.改變 3. guarantee v.保證

4. broke a.不名一文的；破產(chǎn)的

Questions:

1. How did Mary get one million dollars one day?

2. What do you think Mary did with the money?

3. What happened eight years later?

4. Why does what seemed to be wonderful luck turn out to be just the oppcsite?

5. What does Mary think about money?

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For hundreds of years, the people of a Scottish town believed that a dinosaur-like monster lived in a nearby lake called Loch Ness. Many said they saw the creature, but no one could prove it was real.

In 1934,a London doctor, Robert Kenneth Wilson, gave a newspaper a photo of the monster. He took the picture, the news travelled around the world. People came from everywhere to see this creature now called the“ Loch Ness Monster”. Then in 1993,a man named Christian Spurling surprised everyone. He said the photo of the Loch Ness Monster was a fake .He and some friends had created the famous picture themselves, then Wilson had given it to the newspaper as a practical joke.

Today tricks and jokes like this are common, and many are spread using e-mail. Some can be funny, but others can cause trouble.

生詞：1. monster n.怪物 2. Loch Ness 尼斯湖 3. fake n.假貨；贗品

Questions:

1．What does the monster in Loch Ness look like?

2．What did Robert Kenneth Wilson do in 1934?

3．How did Christian Spurling surprise every one?

4．How are many tricks and jokes spread today?

5．What do you think of tricks and jokes like this?

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Today about 15 percent of the population is left-handed. But why are people left-handed ? The answer is in the way the brain works.

The brain has two halves-the right half and the left half .The right half controls  the left side of the body, and the left controls the right side the body. So right-hanged people have a strong left brain, and left-handed people have a strong right brain.

The two halves of the brain are about the same size. But each side controls different things. The left side controls language, mathematics, and logic. When you memorize the spelling of words, or when you put things in order, you use your left side. The right side of the brain controls your love of art, colour,  music. It is also good at recognizing fact.

This does not mean that all artists are left-handed and all accountants are right-handed. There are actually many exceptions. Some right-handers have a strong right brain, and some left-handers have a strong left brain.

生詞；1. logic 邏輯      2.  accountant 會(huì)計(jì)，會(huì)計(jì)師

Questions:

(1)     What percentage of the population is left-handed today?

(2)     Why are people left-handed?

(3)     What dose the left side of the brain control?

(4)     Which side of brain do you use when you recognize faces?

(5)     Do you think all artists are left-handed and all accountants are

   right-handed?

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Annette Kellerman was born in Australia in 1887. She had polio and could not walk easily. She had to wear metal supports on her legs to stand up on her own. To make her legs stronger, her mother took her for swimming lessons every week. Swimming made her legs so strong that when she was 15 she was able to throw away her supports.

Her family was poor so she got work acting as a mermaid. She wore a long tail and fish swam around her. People paid to come and see her.

In 1900Annette swam in Paris Olympics and won two gold medals. The next year she tried to swim across the Channel. She was the first woman to try to do it though she had to stop swimming for six hours.

In1915, Annette went to Hollywood and was the star of two films.

生詞；1.Annette Kellerman (人名)安妮特-凱勒曼

      2.polio 小兒麻痹癥                               3. mermaid 美人魚

Questions:

(1) What did Annette suffer from when she was a child?

(2)How did her legs become stronger?

(3)How did she help her family?

(4)What did she do in the Paris Olympics?

(5)What did she do in 1915?

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Louis Braille was born near Paris, France. He was a very smart child. He liked to play with his father’s work tools. One day, when he was four, a sharp tool went into his left eye. An infection started and spread to the other. A few weeks later, he was blind.

At age ten, Louis went to a school for blind children. One day a soldier, Charles Barbier, visited the school. Barbier had invented a system of night-reading. This system used dots of the letters. Soldiers used this system in times of war. Barbier thought this system could help blind people to read.

Barbier’s system was difficult, but it gave Louis an idea. He made Barbier’s system easier. By age fifteen, his new system was ready. But the schools did not want his system. Louis died in 1852 at age forty-three. Two years after he died, schools for the blind began to use his system.

Today we call this system Braille after Louis Braille. It is used for all languages, for mathematics, science, writing music, and for computers for the blind.

生詞：1:Louis Braille ( 人名)路易斯-布菜葉 2；infection  感染     

3:charles Barbier (人名) 查爾斯-巴比亞

Questions:

(1)     What do you know about Louis Braille?

(2)     How did he become blind?

(3)     What did Barbier invent?

(4)     What did Louis do to Barbier’s system?

(5)     Is Braille’s system still used today?

15

Millions of words have been written about young people in the United Sates. There are reasons for this great interest in the ideas, feelings and actions of youth.

Today there are about seven million Americans in colleges and universities. Young persons under 25 make up nearly half of the American population. Many of these will soon be in charge of the nation . Naturally, their ideas are important to everyone in the country, and it is necessary for older people to understand what they think and it is necessary for older people to understand what thy think and feel.

College students today have strong opinions about right and wrong. They are deeply interested in making a better life for all people, especially for those who have not been given a fair chance. They see much that is wrong in the old ways of their elders. So they insist on changing them. As a result, there is often trouble in American families.

Questions:

(1)     How many American are there in colleges and universities?

(2)     Why are young people very important in the USA today?

(3)     What is necessary for older people to do?

(4)     What strong opinions do college students today have?

(5)     What often causes trouble in American families?

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Dear Amy

My computer was broken so I couldn’t read your two e-mails until today.

I’m so sorry to hear about your problem, but I’m glad you’re feeling better and are recovering.

 I’m amazed that in China someone’s liver matched yours. This is really a touching story ? a stranger who donated part of his liver to a girl he doesn’t even know.

 You’re right. We shouldn’t be embarrassed about our weight. I think you look as great as you are, and you’re a wonderful person. I know that the pressure to stay slim is a problem, especially for an actress. However, your mother knows best: nothing is more important than health.

 It’s the same in China-many people, some of whom are not overweight at all, are always going on diets or taking weight-loss pills, which are often dangerous. I hope they can learn from your story.

 Questions:

(1)   Why couldn’t the speaker read the e-mails until today?

(2)   Who donated part of his liver to Amy?

(3)   What is Amy?

(4)   How do many people stay slim?

(5)   Why is the speaker glad?

17

Bill Gates was born in Seattle in 1955. Young Gates’ grades weren’t always great. Not until in the eighth grade did he find his passion. In the 1960s, the Mothers’ Club at Gates’ school bought a computer for the students. Gates discovered it and soon became a computer fan. In fact, it was because of his passion programming that he later dropped out of Harvard. He formed a company with his friend Paul Allen.

Bill gates started Microsoft Company in 1976 and in the years since then, his company has produced computer technology that has changed the way people work, communicate and play. Bill Gates was the chief executive officer of Microsoft until 2000 when he became the company’s chief software architect. Because others were helping to run the company, Bill Gates and his wife Melinda had time to spend on projects to improve global health and education. So far, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest charity organization in the world, has donated a lot of money to various charities. On 27^th June 2008, Bill Gates stopped his full-time work at Microsoft.

Bill Gates was married on 1^st January 1994. He has three children. He is an avid reader, and enjoys playing golf and bridge.

生詞：1 passion 激情 2 executive 行政的 3 avid 酷愛的

Questions:                       執(zhí)行的

(1)When was Bill Gates born?

(2)How did Bill Gates become interested in computers?

(3)Did Bill Gates finish his college education? Why or why not/

(4)What kind of new job did Bill Gates take when he stopped being the chief executive officer of Microsoft in 2000?

(5)What do we know about Bill Gates’ hobbies?

18

There is a new kind of addiction called internet addiction. According to researchers, Internet addicts spend at least thirty to forty hours online every week. The use of the Internet can be an addiction like alcoholism or drug use. People are unable to control the time they spend on the internet.

For example, one college student was missing for several days. His friends were worried, and they called the police. The police found the student in the computer lab; he had been surfing the net-for seven days straight.

Current studies show that about 6to 10 per cent of internet users become addicted. And some researchers worry particularly about young people because the Internet is taking the place of the mall or the playing field for some of them. They spend more time in cyberspace than in the real world of friend and family.

What is the cure? There is advice to help Internet addicts-even online. Some experts recommend that people set strict limits on their time for Internet use. You have to control it. The Internet shouldn’t control you.

生詞：1.addiction上癮                2. addict上癮者

3.alcoholism酒;酒精中毒                    4.cyberspace網(wǎng)絡(luò)空間

Questions:

(1) What is Internet addiction?

(2) How much time do Internet addicts spend online every week?

(3) What did the missing student do?

(4) Who do some researchers worry particularly about? Why?

(5) How can people cure Internet addiction?

19

Most people believe we must not drink sea water. They believe that if we do we shall be very ill because of all the salt in the water. A doctor called Bombard did not believe this. He thought that people could stay alive by drinking sea water and eating animals and plans from the sea. To prove he was right he set out in a small boat to cross the Atlantic Ocean without any food or water with him.

Every day Dr Bombard drank just a little sea water. He also caught fish and they had water in them. He drank this water. He could not cook the fish so he ate them as they were. He took small plants from the sea, which gave him more food.

He travelled from one side of Atlantic Ocean to the other in 65days. He lost 20kilos but he showed that people can live on sea water and the animals and plants in the sea.

Question;

(1)   What do most people believe about sea water?

(2)   What did Dr Bombard think about it?

(3)   What did he do to prove that he was right?

(4)   How did he live on the sea?

(5)   What was the result of his experiment?

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I am an American student and I want to tell you about some of the things America is famous for. I think these are all important parts of American popular culture.

Firstly, America makes lots of amazing films. Films are very popular in America. When a new film is released at the cinema, lots of people go and watch it. Many America actors are world famous. Lots of them have huge houses in a place called Hollywood.

Fast food is very popular in America. In a fast food restaurant, you can buy chicken and beef burgers, chips and soft drinks as well as other things. It is great because once you have ordered your food you only have to wait a couple of minutes for your meal to be ready. I think fast food is delicious, but try not to eat it too often because it is unhealthy.

My favourite sport is basketball. All my friends like watching it, and many students in America support a team in the NBA. Because I live Chicago, I support the Chicago Bulls. My favourite player is Michael Jordan. He is very famous and earns a lot of money, but he does not play any more because he is retired.

Questions:

(1)     What does the student think of the thing he wants to talk about?

(2)     What is said about many America actors?

(3)     Why does the student say fast food is so popular?

(4)     What suggestion does the student give us about fast food?

(5)     What do we learn about many students in America?

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Tom was on a bus when it happened. He was travelling along when suddenly there was a loud crash. The bus driver had fallen asleep while he was driving, and had driven into a huge building. Everything went black. All Tom could remember was being in great pain.

He woke up three days later, with a bad headache. It was then that he realized that he had only one arm. During the accident a sharp piece of metal had cut off his arm. That is why he so much pain.

At first he found it difficult to adjust to life without one of his arms. He had to learn to do many things with just one arm instead of two. However, after some time he got used to it and began to be motivated to do many things again.

Nowadays，he is back at work and has started running every day. He enjoys running because it keeps him fit and healthy. Also he is very fast, and it doesn’t matter that he has only one arm. It has been hard to adjust to life after the accident, but now he is as happy as he has ever been.

Questions:

(1) Why did the bus crash?

(2) When did Tom wake up and what did he realize?

(3) What directly lead to the loss of his arm during the accident?

(4) How was his life like shortly after the accident happened?

(5) Why does he enjoy running nowadays?

22

A pyramid is a very large structure with four sides. Each side is shaped like a triangle, and the four sides meet to form a single point on top.

Pyramids were built in many parts of the world, but the most famous were located in Egypt. More than four thousand years ago, an Egyptian king named Zoser had the first pyramid built. It was a burial tomb for himself when he died.

The later kings had other pyramids built. Every king wanted his tomb to be the best. But Khufu outdid them all. He had the largest pyramid built. It is the Great Pyramid. The Great Pyramid is over 450 feet high today, and it was once higher. Each of the sides of the pyramid is 755 feet long. It takes about twenty minutes to walk all the way around the pyramid. To build the Great Pyramid, 100,000 men worked for twenty years.

生詞：1. triangle n.三角形 2. Zoser (人名) 宙瑟 3. Khufu （人名）胡夫

Questions:

(1) What does a pyramid look like?

(2) Were pyramids built only in Egypt?

(3) Who had the first pyramid built?

(4) How large is the Great Pyramid?

(5) How many people and how long did it take to build the Great Pyramid?

23

What is the most fun you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes? On 15^th October 2003, Yang Liwei answered this question. His journey into space took him 600,000 kilometers into orbit, around the earth 14 times, in just over 21 hours. It made him China’s first astronaut and the 241st person in space. He had worked towards this achievement for many years.

Born in 1965, Yang had wanted to fly since he was a young boy. His friends and teachers from Suizhong County in north-eastern Liaoning Province have all said that he loved science and technology from a young age. He always talked of wanting to learn how to fly. His dream was encouraged by his parents as well as his older sister and younger brother.

In the end, Yang was indeed successful. His name will go down in history with those of Yuri Gagarin and Alan Shepard, the first Russian and American astronauts. The people of China can be proud of Yang Liwei and young people all over the world can look up to him as an example of a man who managed to live his dream.

Questions:

(1) When did Yang Liwei fly into space?

(2) What did Yang Liwei love from a young age?

(3) When was Yang Liwei born?

(4) Who encouraged Yang Liwei’s dream?

(5) How long did it take Yang Liwei to finish his journey?

24

There are nearly 400 different types of sharks in total, but only about 30 types have ever been reported as attacking human being. Most people know that the most dangerous shark is the great white shark, mainly because they have seen the movie Jaws. However, there are still two other sharks which are fierce. They are the tiger shark and the bull shark.

The chances of being attacked by a shark are very small compared to other dangers. The number of people who drown in the ocean every year is larger than the number of people bitten by sharks. The low number of attacks that happen every year proves that sharks do not feed on humans if they have the choice.

Questions:

(1) How many types of sharks are reported as attacking human beings?

(2) Why do most people know that the most dangerous shark is the great white shark?

(3) What are two other fierce sharks?

(4) How many types of sharks are there in total?

(5) What does the low number of shark attacks prove?

25

There are many different dialects of English spoken depending on where people live .When Old English was developing, it consisted of an Anglo-Saxon base mixed with many words from other languages. Before people could write, they used oral poems to record the history of England. Old English became the official language of England in the 10^th century. English vocabulary has lots of similar words for the same thing and that is because so many different people came to England. Another thing that happened in English is that there are different words for animals and the meat which comes from them. This is because the English servants cooked for the French-speaking royalty. King Henry IV’s mother tongue was English and he was the first king to use English after the Normans conquered England in 1066.

生詞： 1. royalty n 王族成員                    2. conquer v 攻取；征服

Questions:

(1) What did Old English consist of when it was developing?

(2) How did people record the history of England before they could write?

(3) When did Old English become the official language of England?

(4) Why does English vocabulary have lots of similar words for the same thing?

(5) Who was the first king to use English after the Normans conquered England in 1066?

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The Chinese language differs from many Western languages in that it uses characters which have meanings and can stand alone as words. Chinese people invented numerous characters to represent ideas, objects or actions. Chinese words are often formed by combining different characters. The history of many Chinese words can be seen by looking at how their characters developed.

 Chinese writing began thousands of years ago. There is a legend that says that a man named Cang Jie invented Chinese writing. One winter day while he was hunting, he saw the footprints of birds and animals in the snow and realized that each one was different. Then he had the idea that he could use different shapes or pictures to represent different objects. These shapes or pictures were the very first Chinese characters.

Questions:

(1) Why does the Chinese language differ from many Western languages?

(2) How did Chinese writing begin?

(3) How are Chinese words often formed?

(4) Who invented Chinese writing?

(5) How did he invent Chinese writing?

27

To whom it may concern

I have no hesitation in recommending my former student, Paul Wang, for any post.

I have been Paul’s art teacher for the past four years He is reliable and always punctual-he has never missed the deadlines for my assignments.

Paul has natural flair for art and design. He has always been the top student in my class. He is highly original and creative, and is not afraid to try out his own ideas. I do hope Paul will pursue a career in the arts. Otherwise, his talents will be wasted.

Not only is Paul talented, he is also warm, friendly and popular among other students. He fits in well and gets along with people from all walks of life.

Yours faithfully

Charles Yu

生詞：flair n 洞察力；鑒別力

Questions:

(1) What’s Charles Yu’s aim in writing this passage?

(2) What is the relationship between Charles Yu and Paul Wang?

(3) How does Charles Yu know Paul Wang is punctual?

(4) Why does Charles Yu say Paul is talented?

(5) What fine personal qualities does Paul have?

28

Thanks to the development of China’s economy and society, the country’s sports and fitness industry is taking off ,with 34 percent of China’s population between the ages of 7and 70 taking regular physical exercise .

In 1995, the government issued an outline national fitness programme to enhance the development of national public fitness. Since then, rapid progress has been made in building sports and fitness of keeping fit, and in organizing sporting activities.

Encouraged by the central government’s call to build a harmonious society and the successful holding of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, people have obviously become more conscious of their fitness.

 生詞: 1. enhance /in’ha:ns/ v. 增加提高

2. venue /’venju:/ n (比賽)場地

Questions:

(1)What is happening as China’s economy and society develop?

(2)How many people are taking regular physical exercise in China?

(3)When did the government issue the outline national fitness programme?

(4)Why did the government issue the outline national fitness prograrmme?

(5)What does the central government call on people to do, according to the passage?

29

“Depend on yourself.” Is what nature says to every man .parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Still others can help you. But all these people only help you to help yourself.

There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in boyhood, and had no uncles, aunts, or friends to help them. Schools were few and of poor quality. They could not depend on them for an education. They saw how it was, and set to work with all their strength to learn something. They worked their own way up to fame.

One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, “I cannot make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves”.

Some young men have no ambition to do anything, and they are to be pitied. They can never succeed unless they see their foolishness, and change their courses. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of parents and teachers, and depend upon their own honest and serious efforts.

生詞：ambition心；野心

Questions:

(1) What do you think is the title of this passage?

(2) How did many great men of poor families become successful?

(3) What did one of the most famous teachers tell his pupils?

(4) Why have some young men failed in everything?

(5) How can they succeed?

30

There are more than 60, 000 lakes in Finland, making up 9 percent of its total area. Most lakes are linked by rivers or channels .So one can tour most of the country by boat.

In winter these lakes and rivers turn into good passageways for sledges. Two thirds of Finland’s territory is within the Arctic Circle.

The northern tip of Finland has fifty days without sunrise during winter.

Finland is also famous for its vast forests, which cover 71 per cent of its territory. One quarter of Finland’s industrial output value comes from the forest. Finland has a nickname, “The Country of Thousand Islands”.

Helsinki is the capital. It’s formed by more than forty small islands and peninsulas.

Questions:

(1) How are most lakes in Finland linked?

(2) How can one tour most of the country in summer?

(3) How many days without sunrise does the northern tip of Finland have during winter?

(4) How much of Finland’s industrial output comes from the forest?

(5) What is the nickname of Finland?