1、Passage 4 (2023年7月试题、2023年1月试题、形成性考核册 ) There are advantages and disadvantages to 1 Asian and Western educational methods. For example, one advantage 2 the education in Japan is that students there learn much more math and science 3 American students. They also study more hours each day tha
2、n Americans 4 . The study is difficult, but it 5 students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, 6 many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information tha
3、t they have memorizeD. The advantage to the education in North America, 7 the other hand, is that students learn to think by themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values 8 ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorized
4、 9 many basic rules and facts as students in other countries 10 . 1. A. only B. both C. all 2. A. for B. as C. to 3. A. to B. for C. than 4. A. do
5、 B. have C. does 5. A. provides B. gets C. prepares 6. A. and B. yet C. just 7. A. at B. on C. under 8. A. old B. poor
6、 C. new 9. A. more B. less C. as 10. A. have B. does C. haven’t (答案: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A ) Passage 5 (2023年1月试题) A study has shown that fitn
7、ess is the key (1) _____ long life, irrespective of body shape (2) _____ even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people who exercise live longer than (3)______, even if they are overweight and smoke. The study found that (4) ______ fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five ti
8、mes more likely to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true (5)_______the men had heart problems, smoked or were overweight. Scientists concluded that it was better (6)_______and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken cooper, a fitness expert, said, “ You a
9、re better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and exercising regularly than (7)_______ a non –smoker and sedentary.” Although he adds, “But don’t misunderstand me. I am not endorsing (8)_____, I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary.” The British Government is putting press
10、ure (9)_____ manufacturers to reduce high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation’s health. But the new study suggests the Government should encourage more people (10)_____. 1. A. for B. of
11、 C. to 2. A. or B. and C. but 3. A. these that do not B. these who do not C. those who do not 4. A. the little B. less C. the least 5. A. if or not
12、 B. whether or not C. when 6. A. to be fat B. being fat to C. doing 7. A. being B. be C. to be 8. A. smoked B. to smoke C. smoking 9.
13、 A. for B. on C. to 10. A. exercised B. exercising C. to exercise (答案1. C 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B 10. C ) Passage 6 (2023年7月试题) More and more people
14、1) ____ to install burglar alarms in their houses if they want to get insurance. Insurance companies (2) ____ people in certain areas to install the alarms before they will give them insurance for the fast year. This is (3) ____ to increasing crime in some parts of the country. This can be a proble
15、m for people (4) ____ are struggling to make (5) ____ ends meet. The alarms, (6) ____ can be very expensive, need to be installed by an electrician. It is (7) _____ that 20% of homes have alarms installed, and that another 20% of people plan (8) _____ but have not installed them (9) _____. The insur
16、ance companies told people (10) _____ the alarms on all doors and windows. 1. A. has B. had C. have 2. A. have been asked B. have been asking C. asked 3. A. due B. because of C. because
17、 4. A. which B. who C. what 5. A. the B. all C. – ( 不填) 6. A. which B. who C. that 7. A. estimate B. estimating
18、 C. estimated 8. A. to have them installing B. to have them installed C. to have been installing them 9. A. still B. already C. yet 10. A. to install B. installed C. installing
19、 (答案:1. C 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A) Passage 7 (2023年1月试题) Traffic in India means a mixture of all kinds of vehicles on the roaD. About 700,000 new cars (1) in India in the last twelve months, and about twice that m
20、any used cars have been tradeD. The country's 35 million motorcycles and scooters make it the world's largest two-wheel market. But because there are still big differences (2)_____________ people's incomes, the roads are full of a whole variety of (3) , lots of them not motorizeD.
21、A ride (4) a taxi driver in New Delhi gives a flavor of a typical Indian-style traffic with all kinds of vehicle held up in city streets or in long lines (5)___________ narrow country lanes. Cars, lorries and buses back up behind a cart (6) by one animal or another. "I
22、ndia has everything on the roads," the taxi driver says. "You have to (7) for pedestrians, bicycles, carts, cows, donkeys and even elephants. Three things (8) to drive here, a horn, brakes and good luck." Just then we were stopped (9) a young boy and his cow. Given the h
23、azards, it's not surprising (10) special ceremonies are held for new car owners in which the steering wheel and the driver are both blesseD. 1. A. have been sold B. have sold C. have been selling D. had been sold 2. A. of B. over
24、 C. between D. in 3. A. cars B. vehicles C. bikes D. motorcycles 4. A. within B. after C. with D. in 5. A. in B. on C. at
25、 D. above 6. A. pulled B. pulling C. to pull D. pull 7. A. wait B. search C. watch out D. listen out 8. A. were recommended B. to be recommended C. to recomme
26、nd D. are recommended 9. A. with B. by C. to D. after 10. A. what B. why C. when D. that (Passage 5 答案:1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. D
27、 9. B 10. D) Passage 8 (2023年7月试题) A study (21) _____________ that fitness is the key (22) ______ long life, irrespective of body shape or even smoking habits. Researchers discovered that people (23) _________ exercise live longer than those who do not, (24) __________ they are overweight
28、and smoke. The study found that the least fit of the 6,000 middle-aged men in the study were five times (25) _____________ to die within six years of the start of the research than the fittest. This was true whether or not the men had heart problems, smoked or (26) ______ overweight. Scientists con
29、cluded that it was better to be fat and active than skinny and sedentary. Dr Ken Cooper, a fitness expert, said, "You are better off smoking a packet of cigarettes a day and (27) __________ regularly than being a non-smoker and sedentary." Although he adds, " But don't misunderstand me. I am not end
30、orsing smoking. I am trying to tell you how dangerous it is to be sedentary." (28) ________, the study appears to fly in the face of research last year which concluded that more than 30,000 people die prematurely every year in Britain from illnesses caused by being overweight. The British Governm
31、ent is putting pressure on manufacturers (29) ____________ high levels of sugar in food and to restrict the hard-sell of junk food to children in order to improve the nation's health. But the new study suggests the Government (30) __________ more people to exercise. 21. A) showing B) show
32、C) has shown D) had shown 22. A) to B) for C) of D) in 23. A) –(不填) B) which C) whom D) who 24. A) if B) unless C) even if D) because 25. A) like B) likely D) less likely D) more likely 26. A) was B) were C) is
33、D) are 27. A) to exercise B) exercising C) exercise D) exercised 28. A) However B) So C) Although D) Furthermore 29. A) reduce B) reducing C) to reduce D) reduced 30. A) encouraged B) encouraging C) to encourage
34、 D) encourage (答案: 21. C 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D) Passage 9 (2023年1月试题) Chinese learners of English often say that they pick up a lot of useful listening practice by tuning in to VOA (Voice of America) and the BBC. (1) _______, if they don
35、't have a short wave radio, then they cannot receive these new works. Many Chinese students that I have met say that, (2)_______, they prefer VOA because they are more used to American English. This may be so, (3) _______I think that what they really like is the fact that American newsreaders re
36、ad more slowly (4)________ Americans (5) _______speak more slowly. (6) _______, many Chinese actually find the content of the news from the BBC more informative because it tries to deal with world issues rather than mainly American issues. (7) _______, in quite recent times, Jimmy Carter, the former
37、 American president, was on an important visit to North Korea (8) _______ try and persuade the North Korean President to allow investigation of the country's nuclear resources. This was a major news story worldwide,(9) _______ , the world was holding its breath for a whole week. (10) _______, while
38、 fills conference was going on in Pyonyang, a famous American football player and film star, O. J. Simpson, was accused of killing his wife. For literally days, the headlines on VOA dealt with the O. J. Simpson story and international news took a back seat. 1. A. However B. Therefore
39、 C. In addition 2. A. whatever B. rather C. in fact 3. A. unless B. but C. never 4. A. at first B. because C. instead 5. A. even B. wherever C. generally 6. A. Nevertheless B. Seldom C. So
40、mehow 7. A. For example B. For this reason C. Forever 8. A. as for B. on the whole C. in order to 9. A. of course B. indeed C. as if 10. A. Then B. When C. Whenever 答案: 1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. A 8. C 9. B
41、 10. A Passage 12 (2023年7月) Bill was on holiday and he was very worried (1) his two teenage children (2) were at home alone. His neighbor, Jim, phoned him to say that the children (3) a party , and he was very angry (4) it. When he went to complain about the noise, he was ve
42、ry (5) at their attitude. They said they weren’t responsible (6) the noise, and they couldn’t do (7)____ to stop their frienD. Bill was appalled by this call and decided to phone (8) children at once. The children said they were very sorry about the party , (9) they were upset by thei
43、r friends’ behavior. They agreed to go and see Jim and to take him a bottle of wine and apologize about the noise, bill was please (10) them for this. 1.A. with B. about C. for D. to 2.A. who B. which C. what D. they 3.A. had B. hav
44、e had C. would have D. had had 4.A. for B. with C. to D. about 5.A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised D. surprises 6. A. for B. to C. with D. on 7.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything 8.A.
45、 their B. her C. his D. hers 9.A. but B. and C. for D. so 10.A. for B. to C. about D. with 答案:1.B 2. A 3.D 4. D 5.C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. B 10. D Passage 13 (形成性考核册) Most workers spend eight hours on the job
46、 a day on (1) They work because they need money for necessities. They spend about on third of their lives at work, but hate it. By contrast, some people actually (2) work. They spend (3) hours on the job each week and often take work home with them. They are called “workaholics (工作狂) “
47、as they are addicted to their job as other people are (4) alcohol. Workaholics would (5) work than do anything else and this can be most important to their life. Workaholics are often (6) stress. They can’t relax and feel tense. (7) they may easily lose temper. Their work therefore
48、 has serious impact on their relationships and family life. Typical workaholics pay little attention to families. They spend (8) time with their children and their marriages may (9) in divorce. Their inability to relax may cause (10) problems, such as high blood pressure. 1.A. weeke
49、nds B. workdays C. each work D. everyday 2.A. hate B. enjoy C. do D. dislike 3.A. extra B. rather C. less D. fewer 4.A. for B. like C. to D. into 5.A. better
50、 B. like to C. do D. rather 6. A. on B. under C. in D. for 7.A. As a matter of fact B. As a result C. As it is D. As you can find 8.A.






