Reform the gaokao
The college entrance examination is one of the most important tests in our lives. Now, the big exam has got a big change.
the government announced a reform(改革) plan on Sept 4, 2014. According to the plan, there are only three required(要求的) tests that everyone to take – Chinese, maths and foreign language. Each subject is marked out of 150. Students can take foreign language tests twice.
Students also have to learn six other subject – physics, chemistry, biology, geography, politics and history. They will have a final test after finishing their studies in each subject. They can choose three to hand in when applying for(报考) universities.
Nowadays, liberal arts(文科) and science(理科) have different tests. For example, in some places, liberal arts students get easier math questions. Under the new system, everyone will have same tests.
The reform will begin trials(试验) from this year in some cities. Current Senior 1 students in Shanghai and Zhejiang don’t have to choose between studying liberal arts and science.
Liu Yunsong, and English teacher at Beijing 101 Middle School, believes the reform is good news for junior students, especially for the English tests. “Two opportunities help the students show their real level better. As a result, we will pa y more attention to helping students be interested in the language instead of just teaching them the skills of dealing with tests. We will give them more chances to use the language, such as reading English.”
1.What will be reformed according to the passage?
A. The college graduation examination.
B. The middle s chool graduation exam ination.
C. The college entrance examination.
D. The middle school entrance exanmination.
2. Which of the following is TRUE according to the reform plan?
A. Everyone has to take five tests.
B. Students can take all of the tests twice.
C. Students choose their best English scores.
D. Only Chinese and math are marked out of 150.
3.How many subjects do students have to learn?
A. Three. B. Five. C. Six. D. Nine.
4.The underlined word “opportunities” in the passage means ________.
A.机会 B. 相反 C.看法 D.操作
5.According to Liu Yunsong, ______.
a. students can’t show their real level
B. the reform is bad news for students
C. students have to read more newspapers
D. students can benefit from the two English tests
In Britain, when people meet each other for the first time, they talk about things like family, work, school,or sports. They ask question like “Do you have any brothers or sisters?” “Where do you work?” “What school do you go to?” and “Do you like sports?” They also ask questions like “Where do you come from?” and “Where do you live?” These are polite questions. They are not personal or private. But some things are personal or private, and questions about them are not polite. People don’t ask questions about a person’s salary(薪水). They don’t ask how much or someone is paid for something. It is not OK to ask people questions about politics, party(政党) or religion(宗教) unless you know them very well. People don ’t ask unmarried people “Why are you single?” and they don’t ask a married couple with no children “Why don’t you have any children?”
1.Which is a polite question in Britain when people meet?
A. How’s your family?
B. You’re not married, why?
C. What do you think of the Labor Party?
D. How much does your boss pay you each week?
2.The British usually don’t ask questions about a person’s _______.
A. interest B. work C. religion D. family
3.It’s not polite for a person to show interest in the ______ life of others.
A. school B. private C. hard D. happy
4.In Britain, which of the following questions is NOTpolite?
A. Where are you from?
B. Do you like play football?
C. Which subject do you like best?
D. You look much older than your husband. How old are you?
5.This passage is mainly about ______.
A. school life B. politeness C. working D. sport
The big red American car was much too wide for an English country road. When Jack saw it running towards him, he stopped his own car at the side of the road to make room for it to pass. The American car went slowly past, so close that he could see the driver’s face clearly.
“Where have I seen that face before?” he though. “Wait a minute! I remember now. It was in the newspaper!” He took all the newspapers from his bag and turned quickly to the middle page. There was a picture of the face in it. Yes, it had a large mouth and small eyes, and his eyes were behind dark glasses.
“Wanted by the police,” read by Jack. “The city Bank will give a lot of money to anyone who helps the police to catch this man.”
“Call the police at once,” he said to himself. But a few minutes later, he was sad. “This man was caught this morning,” answered the police.
1. The story happened _______.
A. in England B. in America
C. in a bank D. in a police station
2.Why did Jack stop his car?
A. Because he wanted to see the driver.
B. Because he didn’t want to pass by first.
C. Because it was good for drivers to stop to let others go first.
D. Because the road was not wide enough for the two cars to pass at the same time.
3. What did Jack do when he had read the newspaper again?
A. He drove to the city bank.
B. He drove to the police.
C. he made a telephone call.
D. He stopped the American car.
4.What would the person get if he caught the man the police wanted?
A. A lot of English cars.
B. A lot of money.
C. A lot of American cars.
D. A lot of newspapers.
5.Who caught the man with large mouth and small eyes?
A. The American. B. The police.
C. Jack. D. the driver.
Last Monday, a strong man growing a beard(胡须) arrived at Mr. Li’s gold shop by taxi. He told the driver to ____. He went into the shop and said, “Hand over your money!”
Mr. Li was busy putting some goods(货物) on the shelf and he didn’t hear him clearly. He turned and asked, “____ can I do for you, Sir?”
“I told you to give me your money. I have got a gun in my handbag!”
Mr. Li gave him all his money. While the strong man was putting the money into his handbag, Mr. Li took out his own gun from behind. Seeing this, the strong man ran out of the shop with Mr. Li ____ him.
The strong man jumped into the waiting taxi as Mr. Li shouted, “It’s a robbery(抢劫)! Stop!” The taxi driver thoug ht Mr. Li wanted to ___ him. So he jumped out of his taxi with his hands ____. Then the strong man ____ with his gun in his hand and pointed it at Mr. Li. Mr. Li pointed his gun at the strong man, too. For almost a minute, they stood face to face and gun to gun, but ____ of them fired, because they had toy guns.
Suddenly the strong man ____ his gun and ran down the street away. He stopped a passing car and asked for a ride. The two men in the car were ____ to take him along. They were policemen. They gave him a ride straight to ____.
1.A. drive away B. look out C. help him D. wait for him
2.A. What B. How C. When D. Where
3.A. running after B. looking for C. shouting at D. shooting at
4.A. beat B. save C. rob D. help
5.A. in B. off C. up D. down
6.A. drove away B. got out C. ran away D. got in
7.A. both B. all C. either D. neither
8.A. dropped B. stopped C. found D. fired
9.A. angry B. happy C. sad D. worried
10.A. his home B. the hospital C. his office D. the police station
补全对话（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
根据对话内容，从方框的选项中选出5个最佳选项补全对话，并将其字母标号在答题卡上涂黑。其中有一项是多余选项。
Lily: Hi, Daming, you look sick today. What’s the matter?
Daming: 1.__ I’ve got a cough and a headache. You know the MERS(中东呼吸综合症) is found in South Korea. I fear…
Lily: __2.__
Daming: No I haven’t. I took my temperature just now.
Lily: Oh, nothing serious, I think. __3._
Daming: I hope so.
Lily: _4.__ And better get some medicine.
Daming: Thanks. I will! __5._
Lily: Sure. Let’s go.
–Hi! Mr. Zhang, I am enrolled(录取) by an important senior high school.
--Really? ______!
A. Thank you B. Congratulations
C. Never mind D. I don’t hope so
