2023年雏雁英语考试真题.doc

ENGLISH TEST

October 2023

150 MIN

PART I LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)
In Sections A, B and C you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your Answer Sheet.

SECTION A TALK
Questions 1 to 5 refer to the talk in this section .At the end of the talk you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the talk.

1. The rules for the first private library in the US were drawn up by ___.
A. the legislature
B. the librarian
C. John Harvard
D. the faculty members

2. The earliest public library was also called a subscription library because books ___.
A. could be lent to everyone
B. could be lent by book stores
C. were lent to students and the faculty
D. were lent on a membership basis

3. Which of the following is NOT stated as one of the purposes of free public libraries?
A. To provide readers with comfortable reading rooms.
B. To provide adults with opportunities of further education.
C. To serve the community’s cultural and recreational needs.
D. To supply technical literature on specialized subjects.

4. The major difference between modem private and public libraries lies in ___.
A. readership B. content C. service D. function

5. The main purpose of the talk is ___.
A. to introduce categories of books in US libraries
B. to demonstrate the importance of US libraries
C. to explain the roles of different US libraries
D. to define the circulation system of US libraries

SECTION B INTERVIEW
Questions 6 to 10 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 15 seconds to answer each of the following five questions. Now listen to the interview.

6. Nancy became a taxi driver because___.
A. she owned a car
B. she drove well
C. she liked drivers’ uniforms
D. it was her childhood dream

7. According to her, what was the most difficult about becoming a taxi driver?
A. The right sense of direction.
B. The sense of judgment.
C. The skill of maneuvering.
D. The size of vehicles.

8. What does Nancy like best about her job?
A. Seeing interesting buildings in the city.
B. Being able to enjoy the world of nature.
C. Driving in unsettled weather.
D. Taking long drives outside the city.

9. It can be inferred from the interview that Nancy in a(n) ___ mother.
A. uncaring B. strict C. affectionate D. permissive

10. The people Nancy meets are
A. rather difficult to please
B. rude to women drivers
C. talkative and generous with tips
D. different in personality

SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST
Question 11 is based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 15 seconds to answer the question. Now listen to the news.

11. The primary purpose of the US anti-smoking legislation is ___.
A. to tighten control on tobacco advertising
B. to impose penalties on tobacco companies
C. to start a national anti-smoking campaign
D. to ensure the health of American children

Questions 12 and 13 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.
12. The French President’s visit to Japan aims at ___.
A making more investments in Japan
B. stimulating Japanese businesses in France
C. helping boost the Japanese economy
D. launching a film festival in Japan

13. This is Jacques Chirac’s ___ visit to Japan.
A. second B. fourteenth C. fortieth D. forty-first

Questions 14 and 15 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 30 seconds to answer the questions. Now listen to the news.

14. Afghan people are suffering from starvation because ___.
A. melting snow begins to block the mountain paths
B. the Taliban have destroyed existing food stocks
C. the Taliban are hindering food deliveries
D. an emergency air-lift of food was cancelled

15. people in Afghanistan are facing starvation.
A. 160,000. B.16,000 C. 1,000,000 D. 100 ,000

SECTION D NOTE-TAKING AND GAP-FILLING
Fill each of gaps with ONE word. You may refer to your notes. Make sure the word you fill in is both grammatically and semantically acceptable.

On Public Speaking

When people are asked to give a speech in public for the first time, they usually feel terrified no matter how well they speak in informal situations. In fact, public speaking is the same as any other form of (1) ___ that people are usually engaged in. Public speaking is a way for a speaker to (2) ___ his thoughts with the audience. Moreover, the speaker is free to decide on the (3) ___ of his speech. Two key points to achieve success in public speaking: — (4) ___ of the subject matter.—good preparation of the speech. To facilitate their understanding, inform your audience beforehand of the (5) ___ of your speech, and end it with a summary. Other key points to bear in mind:—be aware of your audience through eye contact.—vary the speed of (6) ___—use the microphone skillfully to (7) ___ yourself in speech. —be brief in speech; always try to make your message (8) __ Example: the best remembered inaugural speeches of the US presidents are the (9) ___ ones. Therefore, brevity is essential to the (10) ___ of a speech.

PART II PROOFREADING AND ERROR CORRECTION (15 MIN)

The following passage contains 20 errors. Each line contains a maximum of one error. In each case, only one word is involved. You should proofread the passage and correct it in the following way.

For a wrong word, underline the wrong word and write the correct one in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For a missing word, mark the position of the missing word with a “∧” sign and write the word you believe to be missing in the blank provided at the end of the line.
For an unnecessary word, cross out the unnecessary word with a slash “／” and put the word in the blank provided at the end of the line.
If the line is correct, place a V in the blank provided at the end of the line.
Example
When ∧ art museum wants a new exhibit, (1) an
It never buys things in finished form and bangs (2) never
them on the wall. When a natural history museum (3) ∕
wants an exhibition, it must often build it. (4) exhibit

You are expected to write your final answer on the Answer Sheet.

The need for surgical operation, especially an emergency

operation, almost always comes as a severe shock to the patient

and his family. Despite of modern advances, most people still
1
have a irrational fear of hospitals and anesthetics. Patients do
2
not often believe them really need surgery — cutting into a
3
part of the body as opposing to treatment with drugs. In the
4
early years of this century there had little specialization in
5
surgery. A good surgeon was possible of performing almost
6
every operation which had been devised up to that time. Today
7
the situation is different. Operations are now carried out that
8
were not even dreamed fifty years ago. The heart can be safely
9
opened and it’s valves repaired. Clogged blood vessels can be
10
cleaned out, and broken ones mended and replaced. A lung, the
11
whole stomach, or evenly part of the brain can be removed and
12
still permit the patient live a comfortable and satisfactory life.
13
However, not each surgeon wants to or is qualified to carry out
14
every type of modern operation.

The scope of surgery has increased remarkably in this

century. Its safety has increased too. Deaths from most

operations are about 20% of they were in 1910 and surgery has
15
been extended in many directions, for example, to certain type
16
of birth defects in new born babies, and at the other end of the

scale to life-saved operations for the patients who are in
17
eighties. The hospital stay after surgery has been shortened to
18
as much as a week for most major operations. Most patients are
19
out of bed on the day after an operation and be back at work in
20
two or three weeks.

PART III READING COMPREHENSION (30 MIN)
Directions: Each of the passages below is followed by some questions. For each question there are four answers marked［A］,［B］,［C］or［D］. Read the passages carefully and choose the best answer to each of the questions. Be sure to write down your choice in the numbered space on the answer sheet.

Passage 1

Interview
So what have they taught you at college about interviews? Some courses go t o town on it, others do very little. You may get conflicting advice. Only one thing is certain: the key to success is preparation.
There follow some useful suggestions from a teacher training course coordinator, a head of department and a head teacher. As they appear to be in complete harmony with one another despite never having met, we may take their advice seriously.
Oxford Brookes University’s approach to the business of application and interview focuses on research and rehearsal. Training course coordinator Brenda St evens speaks of the value of getting students “to deconstruct the advertisement, see what they can offer to that school, and that situation, and then write the letter, do their CVs and criticize each other’s.” Finally, they role play interviewer and interviewee.
This is sterling stuff, and Brookes students spend a couple of weeks on it. “The better prepared students won’t be thrown by nerves on the day, ”says Ms St evens. “They’ll have their strategies and questions worked out. ” She also says, a trifle disconcertingly, “the better the student, the worse the interviewee. ” She believes the most capable students are less able to put themselves forward. Even if this were tree, says Ms Stevens, you must still make your own case.
“Beware of infernality,” she advises. One aspirant teacher, now a head of department at a smart secondary school, failed his first job interview because he took his jacket off while waiting for his appointment. It was hot and everyone in the staffroom was in shirtsleeves but at the end of the day they criticized h is casual attitude, which they had deduced from the fact that he took his jacket off in the staffroom, even though he put it back on for the interview.
Incidentally, men really do have to wear a suit to the interview and women really cannot wear jeans, even if men never wear the suit again and women teach most days in jeans. Panels respond instantly to these indicators. But beware: it will not please them any better if you are too smart.
Find out about the people who will talk to you. In the early meetings they are likely to be heads of departments or heads of year. Often they may be concerned with pastoral matters. It makes sense to know their priorities and let them hear the things about you that they want to hear.
During preliminary meetings you may be seen in groups with two or three other applicants and you must demonstrate that you know your stuff without putting your companions down. The interviewers will be watching how you work with a team.
But remember the warning about informality: however friendly and co-operative the other participants are, do not give way to the idea that you are there just to be friends.
Routine questions can be rehearsed, but “don’t go on too long,” advises the department head. They may well ask: “What have been your worst/best moments w h en teaching?”, or want you to “talk about some good teaching you have done. ” The experts agree you should recognize your weaknesses and offer a strategy for over coming them. “I know I’ve got to work on classroom management — I would hope for some help,” perhaps. No one expects a new teacher to know it all, but they hope for an objective appraisal of capabilities.
Be warned against inexpert questioning. You may be asked questions in such a way that it seems impossible to present your best features. Some questions may be plain silly, asked perhaps by people on the panel who are from outside the situation. Do not be thrown, have ways of circumnavigating it, and never, ever le t them see that you think they have said something foolish.
You will almost certainly be asked how you see the future and it is import ant to have a good answer prepared. Some people are put off by being asked what they expect to be doing in five or ten years’ time. On your preliminary visit, says the department head, be sure to give them a bit of an interview of your own, to see the direction the department is going and what you could contribute to it.
The head teacher offers his thoughts in a nine-point plan. Iron the application form! Then it stands out from everyone else’s, which have been folded and battered in the post. It gives an initial impression which may get your application to the top of the pile. Ensure that your application is tailored to the particular school. Make the head feel you are writing directly to him or her. Put yourself at ease before you meet the interviewing panel: if you are nervous, you will talk too quickly. Before you enter the room remember that the people are human beings too; take away the mystique of their roles. Listen. There is a danger of not hearing accurately what is being said. Make eye contact with the speakers, and with everyone in the room. Allow your warmth and humanity to be seen. A sense of humour is very important.
Have a portfolio of your work that can link theory to practice. Many schools wa nt you to show work. For a primary appointment, give examples from the range of the curriculum, not just art. (For this reason, taking pictures on your teaching practice is important.) Prepare yourself in case you are asked to give a talk. Have prompt cards ready, and don’t waffle.
Your speech must be clear and articulate, with correct grammar. This is important: they want to hear you and they want to hear how well you can communicate wit h children. Believe in yourself and have confidence.
Some of the people asking the questions don’t know much about what you do. B e ready to help them.
Thus armed, you should have no difficulty at all. Good luck and keep your jacket on!

1. Ms. Brenda Stevens suggests that before applying job applicants should ___.
A. go through each other’s CVs
B. rehearse their answers to questions
C. understand thoroughly the situations
D. go to town to attend training course

2. Is it wise to admit some of your weaknesses relating to work?
A. Yes, but you should have ideas for improvement in the future.
B. Yes, because it is natural to be weak in certain aspects.
C. No, admitting weaknesses may put you at a disadvantage.
D. No, it will only prompt the interviewees to reject you.

3. The best way to deal with odd questions from the interviewers is to ___.
A. remain smiling and kindly point out the inaccuracies
B. keep calm and try to be tactful in your answers
C. say frankly