第一套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
Several studies have shown that humor seems to help sick people get back their health faster. The idea is not new. But today, doctors are still trying to figure out exactly how this works. In some hospitals, doctors do scientific experiments with laughter. They show funny films like Mr. Bean to patients who have diseases to make them laugh. Actors dress up in silly clothes and tell funny jokes. Smiles and laughter seem to make illness less painful. In addition, the hospital atmosphere is more cheerful for everyone.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. How do you go to school everyday?
2. Why don’t you wear that new coat?
3. Watch your steps, please.
4. Hey, please don’t use my dictionary without asking.
5. Oh, I’m really sorry, I’ve knocked over your tea.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) You want to buy a digital camera. You are now at the camera counter in a department store. You ask the shop assistant…
(3-4) Your friend Li Mei has just returned from her trip to Qingdao. You ask her …
Part Four: You will have one minute to prepare and another minute to talk on this topic in at least six sentences.
Do you think it necessary for teenagers to keep off fast food such as fried chicken and potato chips? Why or why not?
Part Five: you will have one minute to prepare and another minute to talk about the following pictures in at least seven sentences. Begin your talk with the sentence given.
Yesterday was Xiao Ming’s seventeenth birthday.
第二套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
Everyone has his own way of relaxing. Perhaps the most popular way is to participate in sports. There are team sports, such as baseball, basketball and football. There are individual sports, also, such as golf and swimming. In addition, hiking, skiing, and mountain climbing have a great attraction for people who like to be outdoors.
Not everyone who enjoys sports likes to participate in them. Many people prefer to be spectators, either by attending the games in person, or watching them on television. When there is an important baseball game or boxing match it is almost impossible to get tickets, everybody wants to attend.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. How are things with you?
2. I must apologize for my behavior yesterday.
3. We’re having an outing on Saturday. I hope you can make it.
4. Which TV programme are you most interested in?
5. I wonder if you would agree with me.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) One of your friends asks you to go to a concert with him. Ask him two questions about the concert.
(3-4) You have moved to a new residential area recently and are not familiar with the neighbourhood. Ask your next-door neighbour two questions about …
第三套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
Charlie’s mother noticed a key on the table. “Charlie,” she called, “your father left this key here today. Please hurry and take it to him. Run all the way – and don’t stop for anything.”
Charlie went running down the path from his house. He started playing with the key, throwing it high in the air and jumping up to catch it again. Suddenly the key fell through his fingers, dropping to the ground, and rolled out of sight.
He felt ashamed when he told his father about the lost key. Charlie’s father was angry and said, “You are very careless, my son. The next time you have something important to carry, put it in your pocket.”
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. May I speak to Mr. Johnson, the hotel manager?
2. Could I have two tickets for the Lion King for Friday night?
3. You ought not to be smoking here, sir.
4. If I were you, I’d sent him an email.
5. You’ve been doing a very good job in organizing the party.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) One of your classmates seems upset about something. Ask him two questions to show your concern.
(3-4) You are now working for the Students Union to enroll volunteers for the coming international conferences. One of your schoolmates wants to be a volunteer. Ask him two questions.
第四套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
At last, after what seemed to us an age, the lifeboat reached the man and two of the sailors pulled him on board. This was not at all easy, for the sea was rather rough. Then the sailors began to row back to the ship again. The lifeboat was raised out of the water and the rescued man, wrapped in a blanket, was helped out on to the deck. Leaning on the arm of the ship’s doctor, but still able to walk in spite of his terrible experience, he was led off to the ship’s hospital. As he passed along the deck, everyone cheered loudly.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. What do you think of taking a summer English course in Britain?
2. How is your cousin? I haven’t seen her for ages.
3. I don’t know how to use this fax machine.
4. Can you tell me what time it is now?
5. I regret that I quarreled with my roommate last night.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) You want to buy a new pair of sports shoes. Ask the shop assistant two questions about the shoes.
(3-4) Your friend has just transferred to a new school. Ask your friend two questions about the school.
第五套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
Working long hours can greatly increase the risk of suffering injury or illness, a recent risk study says. Workers who do overtime were 61% more likely to become hurt or ill, once factors such as age and so on were taken into account. And working more than 12 hours a day raised the risk by more than a third, one of the universities in Chicago found. According to their report, risk increased with longer working hours, not just in dangerous jobs, but in all types of work.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. Sorry to trouble you, but do you happen to know when the lecture begins?
2. What do you think of the film directed by the young director?
3. I will get my doctor’s degree next week.
4. What is Hangzhou most famous for?
5. A new chain shop of the shopping mall will open soon in our community.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) Your famous schoolmate is going to see a new film. He invites you to go with him. You ask him two questions about this.
(3-4) Your class has a new comer from another school this term. You ask the new comer two questions.
第六套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
The new Harry Potter book “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” sold an astonishing 6.9 million copies in its first 24 hours, breaking the record held by the previous release. “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” averaged better than 250,000 sales per hour, more than most books sell in a lifetime. Some other writers, even the most popular ones of adult fiction, sell no more than 20,000 books in the first week of sale.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. My name is Li Xiaoming. Nice to meet you.
2. What have you been busy with these days?
3. Can you help me move into my new apartment tomorrow?
4. I really must be going now, because I have classes in the early morning.
5. Children should spend more time outdoors and less time watching TV.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) One of your relatives had an accident on her way home. You ask two questions about it.
(3-4) Henry wants to further his studies in a vocational school. Ask him two questions about this.
第七套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
Indians are the world’s biggest bookworms, reading on average 10.7 hours a week, twice as long as Americans, according to a new survey. The NOP World Culture Score index surveyed 30,000 people in 30 countries from December 2004 to February 2005. Experts said the desire to read could explain India’s high figures. Time spent on reading meant fewer hours watching TV and listening to the radio – India cam fourth last in both. The survey saw China take second place and the Philippines take third in average hours a week, spent reading books, newspapers and magazines.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. I’m sorry, but you are really making too much noise!
2. You look so upset! What’s the matter with you?
3. Mary. I’ve got the first prize in the municipal speech contest!
4. What do you think of the fairy tale Beauty and Beast?
5. There is not much milk in the refrigerator.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) You work as a receptionist at a hotel. One customer called to book a room. Ask two questions about it.
(3-4) You were put in a new class and you tried hard to build up a good relationship with your classmates, but failed. Ask your class teacher for help.
第八套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
A rich young man decided to do some diving in the sea, so he bought a rubber suit, and took some lessons at a diving school. Then one day, he walked into the water and began to explore the bottom of the sea.
He suddenly saw a man waving his arms and legs around wildly near the bottom of the sea. He was only wearing a bathing suit.
The rich young man was very surprised to see him, so he took out a plastic notebook and a special pencil and wrote “What are you doing?”
The other man took the pencil and wrote “Drowning!”
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. Would you like to try some of the cakes my mum made.
2. I don’t think that film is interesting.
3. This is nice, but it’s too expensive. Could you make it 30 yuan?
4. Wendy, come downstairs and help in the kitchen.
5. How often do you usually go shopping?
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) You plan to visit Tibet during your summer vacation and one of your classmates has been there. Ask him for advice on your trip.
(3-4) You are going to write an article on space flight, so you want to borrow some reference book from the library. Ask the librarians for help.
第九套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
British potato farmers were taking to the streets for the expression “couch potato” to be removed from the Oxford English Dictionary, for it harms the image of the vegetable. The British Potato Organization wants the Dictionary to replace the expression with the term “couch slouch”. Kathy Race, head of marketing at the Organization, said, “We are trying to get rid of the image that potatoes are bad for you. The potato has been criticized in the past.” The Dictionary says “couch potato” started as American, meaning “a person who spends a great deal of time watching television.”
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. Could you tell me how to find some books on English grammar?
2. What do you prefer, action movies or dramas?
3. I can’t concentrate on my work these days.
4. How long is the flight from Shanghai to Beijing?
5. You’ve got a great ear for music.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) You and Your classmates are talking about a robbery which happened in a bank last night. Ask two questions about it.
(3-4) Your English teacher is introducing a very good English programme, Studio Classroom, to you. Ask the teacher two questions about it.
第十套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
One U.S. company said on August 10 that it wants to send two tourists on a trip around the moon at a cost of $500 million per ticket. Space Adventures Company, which has already sent two citizens on separate trips into space, says it has researched and identified more than a thousand customers, who are interested, with the necessary wealth for a moon shot as early as 2008. The trip around the moon would last between 8 and 21 days, depending on whether the travelers make a stop at the International Space Station.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. Hello, this is Mary speaking. Is Peter there?
2. What do you usually have for breakfast?
3. Make sure you lock the door when you leave.
4. We will have a school excursion to Hangzhou soon.
5. What if your mum knows that you told a lie?
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) Imagine the famous sportsman Liu Xiang has made a speech in your school. You ask him two questions.
(3-4) You want to apply for a library card. You ask the librarian two questions.
第十一套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
To make an Olympic champion takes millions of young people around the world to be inspired to choose Olympic sport.
I’m delighted we have with us today representatives of the next generation. We’re serious about inspiring young people. And thanks to London’s multi-cultural mix of 200 nations, they also represent the youth of the world. Their families have com from every continent. They practice every religion and every faith. What unites them in London, their love of sport and their heartfelt dream of bringing the Olympic Games to our city.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. Thank you so much for your timely help.
2. What you said yesterday really hurt me.
3. Would you mind not talking so loudly in class?
4. What do you like reading in your spare time?
5. I failed the final examination and was scolded by my parents.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) Your friend Li Ming has just come back from the English summer Camp in Canada. Ask him two questions about it.
(3-4) It is your mother’s birthday tomorrow and you have no idea about what to buy as a birthday gift. Ask your friend for advice.
第十二套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
Police are looking for robbers who stole valuable diamonds from the jewelry display at the City Center yesterday evening during the annual Gold Exhibition. The owner reported that a necklace estimated to be worth $1.5 million was taken by a young couple. A witness at the scene said that a couple in their early twenties caught her eye because they seemed too young to be interested in sun expensive jewelry. In her version of the story, the pair were dressed in clothing and hairstyles that seemed too casual for the rather formal atmosphere of the jewelry show.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. Lucy, you look nice with that blouse today. It goes well with your skirt.
2. What do you think of my new bicycle?
3. Is there anything I can do for you?
4. I don’t feel well. I want to go home.
5. I think video games are really harmful for our middle-school students.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) Your aunt looks young and healthy. Ask her two questions about how to keep young.
(3-4) John is now at the Lost and Found. The clerk asks him two questions about his lost wallet.
第十三套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
If you’re not sure whether you want to say yes or no, then say you’ll give an answer later, and refuse to discuss it further. This gives you time to decide and to prepare yourself to say no if necessary. Use body language to give your words more authority: stand up straight, straighten your shoulders and look at the person. If you’re talking on the phone, stand up – it makes you feel and therefore sound more confident. If a request is reasonable but you don’t want to do it, then offer an alternative, for example, “I don’t have time on Saturday, but I could do it one night next week.”
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. It’s really hot today, isn’t it?
2. What do you think of learning Japanese as a second language?
3. Don’t forget to buy a hamburger for me.
4. Look, what on earth are you doing? The classroom is so messy.
5. I haven’t finished my homework, because I felt extremely tired last night.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) You are not well. You go to see a doctor. The doctor asks you two questions about your problem.
(3-4) You wan to borrow a book from the library. Ask the librarian two questions about it.
第十四套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
People do get hurt in “adventure sports” and the most dangerous is climbing, which kills eight people a year. But it is not always obvious which activities are dangerous. For instance, two people die every year in hang-gliding accidents, but the same number are killed by badminton, whereas six people a year die in fishing accidents! So “exciting” isn’t always the same as “dangerous”. This is even more true when you consider the activities of everyday life. Many more people die due to accidents in the home than from sports of any kind.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
6. It’s nice of you to show me round your school.
7. What about taking Bus 104 to the Shanghai Railway Station?
8. I’m sorry. I have to leave now. I have to catch the last bus.
9. How did you enjoy the concert last night？
10. I wonder if I could use your mobile phone.
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) Your friend is inviting you to see a film. Ask your friend two questions about it.
(3-4) You have a toothache and want to make an appointment to see Dr. Brown. The nurse asks you two questions.
第十五套
Part One: Read aloud the following passage. You will have one minute to prepare and thirty seconds to read.
Teenagers who don’t get up in the morning are brighter and more successful.
A study of students’ sleep by researchers in the USA found that teenagers who get up early are often tired and can’t concentrate in class.
“Young children love to get up early but teenagers have a different biological clock,” says a professor of Brown University. Her research showed that teenagers naturally go to sleep and wake up later than normal – for good biological reasons.
Now many American schools have changed that start of their morning classes from 7.30 to 8.30 or even 9.00.
Part Two: Make quick responses to the sentences you hear:
1. (telephone ring) Hello, may I speak to Mr. Smith?
2. I’m sorry that I forget to bring the book here.
3. I’d love you to come to my birthday party.
4. Why not have another cup of tea?
5. You’re busy. Is there anything I can do for you?
Part Three: Ask two questions about each situation given below. At least one special question should be asked about each situation:
(1-2) You are in your English teacher’s office, asking the teacher two questions about English learning.
(3-4) You have a new desk mate Bob. You want to get to know him. Ask him two questions.
