1、English Test for Primary School Teachers December, 2016 2 Hours 150 points Name _ School _ 英语试卷 B 第 1 页 共 11 页Note: Write all your answers on the Answer Sheet. Part I: Listening Test (30 points) SECTION A Directions: In this section, you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversat
2、ion, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a passage or a conversation, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Please write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. 1. What will the
3、 woman do if she fails the interview? A. Stay at the present job. B. Take another work interview. C. Work with her father. D. Start her own company. 2. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Linda and Peter are good friends. B. Linda and Peter want to work together. C. Linda and Peter live in t
4、he same house. D. Linda and Peter work in different offices. 3. What do we know about the city now? A. It is seriously polluted. B. The air is very clear. C. There are few cars and factories. D. It remains what it was ten years ago. 4. Where is Miss Green most probably now? A. In the bank. B. In the
5、 office. C. In the hospital. D. In the travel agency. 5. What does the woman offer to do? A. To fax the report. B. To write the report. C. To copy the report. D. To email the report. 6. What does the woman offer to do? A. Clean the bedroom. B. Pack up for traveling. C. Water flowers. D. Cook the mea
6、l. 7. What does the woman mean? A. She doesnt live far away. B. She wont buy a car this year. C. She hasnt made up her mind. D. She doesnt like to drive. 8. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Travel on business. B. Fly to New York. C. Prepare some documents. D. Have a holiday. 9. What does th
7、e woman say about the banana pie? A. There is no more left. B. It doesnt appeal to her. C. Its incredibly delicious. D. She has already tasted it. 10. What does the woman imply? A. She is busy at the moment. C. She has an appointment with Diana. B. She is Dianas friend. D. She wants Diana to do her
8、hair. 英语试卷 B 第 2 页 共 11 页SECTION B Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages or conversations. At the end of each passage or conversation, you will hear some questions. The passage or conversation will be read only once. After you hear a passage or a conversation, you must choose t
9、he best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Please write your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Passage One Questions 11 to 13 are based on the passage you have just heard. 11. When do people have dreams? A. As soon as they fall asleep. B. When they are in deep sleep. C. Right before they
10、 wake up. D. After they sleep for about one hour. 12. How long does the first dream usually last? A. Two minutes. B. Ten minutes. C. Twenty minutes. D. Thirty minutes. 13. When is a person likely to have more dreams? A. When one is troubled with questions. B. After one takes sleeping medicine. C. If
11、 one is in a peaceful state of mind. D. Before one falls into sound sleep. Passage Two Questions 14 to 16 are based on the passage you have just heard. 14. Why do strange things happen to time when you travel? A. The earth is divided into time zones. B. Some countries have days fewer than twenty-fou
12、r hours. C. Different country has different time concept. D. Some countries have weeks fewer than seven days. 15. What can we conclude about the Atlantic Ocean? A. It is in one time zone. B. It is divided into several time zones. C. It cannot be crossed in a week. D. It is divided into twenty-four t
13、ime zones. 16. What is the International Date Line? A. The beginning of any new time zone. B. The point where time changes by one hour. C. The point where a new day begins. D. The point where a day only has twenty-three hours. Passage Three Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just h
14、eard. 17. In the USA, if one makes a telephone call late at night, what does this mean? A. Its a long distance call. B. The matter is somewhat important. C. Its a matter of life and death. D. It doesnt necessarily mean anything. 18. When is suitable for an invitation to a dinner party? A. One or two
15、 days before the dinner date. B. A week before the dinner date. 英语试卷 B 第 3 页 共 11 页C. Three to six days before the dinner date. D. More than a week before the dinner date. 19. If a person is 5 minutes late, what should he do? A. He should make a short apology. B. He should say a few words of explana
16、tion. C. He should say nothing. D. He should promise not to be late again. 20. What does the speaker convey in this passage? A. Time talks. B. Time should be valued. C. Time lost is never regained. D. Time is money. SECTION C COMPOUND DICTATION Directions: In this section you will hear a passage thr
17、ee times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 27 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are req
18、uired to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written. Please write your answers on the ANSWER SH
19、EET. In recent years, there have been an unusually large number of divorces in the United States. In the past, when two people 21 each other, they intended to stay together for life. While today, many people marry 22 that they can always get divorced if the marriage does not work out. In the past, a
20、 large majority of the Americans were 2 3 the idea of divorce. 24 , many people believed that getting a divorce was a luxury that only the rich could 25. Indeed, getting a divorce is very 26 . However, since so many people have begun to take a more 27 view of marriage, it is interesting to know that
21、 the costs of getting a divorce are lower. In fact, wherever you go in the United States today, 2 8 . Hollywood has always been known as the divorce capital of the world. The divorce rate among movie stars is so high that it is difficult to know who is married to whom. Today many movie stars 2 9 . U
22、ntil marriage again becomes the serious and important part of peoples lives 30 . Part II: Reading Test (40 points) Direction: Read the passages and answer the following questions. You get 30 minutes for this part. There are FOUR passages and 20 questions. Please write your answers on the ANSWER SHEE
23、T. Passage OneOnly three years ago 41-year-old Lewis Winfield had a high-powered job in an investment bank, earning hundreds of thousands a year. With two children at top London schools and a house 英语试卷 B 第 4 页 共 11 页in the West End, he and his wife Jackie, a top divorce lawyer, led an often hectic
24、social life involving a great deal of entertaining of clients and trips to the opera and theatre. But the couple did not live beyond their means and from the outside one would have said that they were extremely fortunate. Surprisingly, perhaps, the background of both Lewis and Jackie was anything bu
25、t privileged, both having been brought up on rough inner-city council estates where most children could expect to end up unemployed. But despite attending a dead-end school, Lewis was lucky enough to encounter a maths teacher who, recognizing his ability, gave him extra help, enabling him to get a s
26、cholarship to Oxford, which set him on the road to success. However, even while making a mint at the bank Lewis felt unable to forget his background and his less fortunate childhood friends, who, most unusually for someone in his position, he still saw from time to time. Today he describes how at th
27、e age of 41 he felt so haunted by lifes unfairness that he felt he could no longer justify what he described as his “absurdly inflated pay cheque”. Backed by Jackie, his wife, Lewis applied for a post working as the financial manager for a well-known charity that helped disadvantaged children. After
28、 a series of lengthy interviews, to his astonishment, Lewis was offered the job and today he can be found behind a desk in an office, which, while not dilapidated, is nothing like the impressive surroundings he was used to working in. “Im paid a fraction of what I used to get, but its the best move
29、Ive ever made in my life,” Lewis tells anyone willing to listen. “Whereas at the bank I always had the uneasy feeling my money was completely undeserved, here Im certain Im doing something worthwhile - I know where every penny the charity brings in goes, thats my job. We get reports on the families
30、we help and the work we do makes a real difference in childrens lives. I feel comfortable with who I am. Its a huge relief.” Asked what his regrets are for the life he left behind, Lewis admits to missing the excitement that working in an investment bank generates. “There was a definite buzz around.
31、 But thats it. Nothing else.“ Lewis Winfield, a man at ease with his conscience. 1. What kind of life did Lewis and his wife seem to have three years ago? A. A life in which they spent more money than they had. B. A life which was mostly spent with their family, when not working. C. A good life but
32、with some problems at work. D. A privileged life. 2. Why was it rather surprising that Lewis had such a high-powered job? A. Because Lewis did not do well at school. B. Because although his school was good, Lewis did not do well there. C. Because Lewis did not go to university. D. Because Lewis was
33、brought up in an area where children did not receive a good education. 3. Why did Lewis change his job? A. Because he felt he had too much responsibility. B. Because he wanted to help others who were not as lucky as him. C. Because he wanted to help his childhood friends. 英语试卷 B 第 5 页 共 11 页D. Becau
34、se he did not know what to do with his money. 4. What kind of job did Lewis take? A. A job looking after money for a childrens charity. B. A job working with children who have difficult lives. C. A job with a charity in which he writes reports on disadvantaged children. D. A job with a charity that
35、does not have much money. 5. What does Lewis feel now about his previous job? A. There are many things he misses, but he wouldnt change his present job. B. He enjoyed the lively atmosphere. C. He does not like his previous job at all. D. There was nothing he enjoyed about it. Passage Two Being socia
36、ble looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relationships with family, friends, neighbors, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest longevity boost seems to come from marriage or an equivalent relationship. The effect was first noted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows a
37、nd widowers were at a much higher risk of dying than their married peers. Studies since then suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a mans life and two to a womans. The effect holds for all causes of death, whether illness, accident or self-harm. Even if the odds are stacked again
38、st you, marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live nearly four years longer than an unmarried man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more than a pack a day is likely to liv
39、e as long as a divorced man who doesnt smoke. Theres a flip side, however, as partners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years following their spouses death, and caring for a spouse with mental disorder can leave you with some of the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favor
40、marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social networks have similar effects. So how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-economic factors, health- service provision, emotional support and o
41、ther more physiological mechanisms. For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life. People in supportive relationships may handle stress better. Then there are the psychological benefits of a supp
42、ortive partner. A life partner, children and good friends are all recommended if you aim to live to 100. The ultimate social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says: “People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected.” 6 William Farrs study and other studies show that _. A.
43、 social life provides an effective cure for illness B. being sociable helps improve ones quality of life C. women benefit more than men from marriage D. marriage contributes a great deal to longevity 英语试卷 B 第 6 页 共 11 页7. Linda Waites studies support the idea that _. A. older men should quit smoking
44、 to stay healthy B. marriage can help make up for ill health C. the married are happier than the unmarried D. unmarried people are likely to suffer in later life 8. It can be inferred from the context that the “flip side” (Line 4, Para. 2) refers to _. A. the disadvantages of being married B. the em
45、otional problems arising from marriage C. the responsibility of taking care of ones family D. the consequence of a broken marriage 9. What does the author say about social networks? A. They have effects similar to those of a marriage. B. They help develop peoples community spirit. C. They provide ti
46、mely support for those in need. D. They help relieve people of their lifes burdens. 10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. Its important that we develop a social network when young. B. Getting a divorce means risking a reduced life span. C. To stay healthy, one should have a proper soc
47、ial network. D. We should share our social networks with each other. Passage Three Airline companies are responsible for transporting your luggage. If you cannot recover it at the point of arrival, you must inform the airline immediately. They will carry out the necessary search. If the luggage is r
48、ecovered, it will be delivered to your place of residence. If you wish to insure your luggage, you may do so at your own expense. Some airlines restrict luggage weight to 44 pounds (20kg); in other cases, there is no weight restriction, but you are not allowed more than two pieces of luggage. Inquir
49、e about luggage allowances from the airline with which you will be traveling. However, you must pay extra for excess luggage, which is not reimbursed by Canadian International Development Agency(CIDA). Each suitcase, bag or package must be clearly labeled with your name and destination. If you do not know the exact destination address at the time of your departure, label your luggage in care of the executing agency whose name appears in the Training Agreement, using the following model: Surname, first name Nam
