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江苏省高中英语口语等级测试纲要
2016年江苏省高中英语口语等级测试纲要
第一部分朗读短文并回答问题
用正确的语音语调朗读下面的短文并回答问题。
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“Dependonyourself.”iswhatnaturesaystoeveryman.Parentscanhelpyou.Teacherscanhelpyou.Stillotherscanhelpyou.Butallthesepeopleonlyhelpyoutohelpyourself.
Therehavebeenmanygreatmeninhistory.Butmanyofthemwereverypoorinchildhood,andhadnouncles,aunts,orfriendstohelpthem.Schoolswerefewandofpoorquality.Theycouldnotdependonthemforaneducation.Theysawhowitwas,andsetaboutworkingwithalltheirstrengthtolearnsomething.Theyworkedtheirownwayuptofame.
OneofthemostfamousteachersinEnglandusedtotellhispupils,“Icannotmakeworthymenofyou,butIcanhelpyoumakemenofyourselves.”
Someyoungmenhavenoambitiontodoanything,andtheyaretobepitied.Theycanneversucceedunlesstheyseetheirfoolishness,andchangetheircourses.Theyarenothingnow,andwillbenothingaslongastheylive,unlesstheyaccepttheadviceofparentsandteachers,anddependupontheirownhonestandseriousefforts.
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Inmanypartsoftheworld,universitystudentsworkduringthesummervacation.Theyneedmoney,andtheycangetsomeworkingexperience.Traditionally,theygetjobsasservers,cashiers,andlifeguardsatswimmingpools.
Thesedays,however,moreandmorestudentsareworkingatdotcoms.DotcomsareInternet-basedcompanieswhichoffergoodsandservicesonline.Thepayisusuallymuchbetterthanthatatthetraditionalsummerjobs.
Thereareotheradvantagesbesidesthepay.Inadditiontoprovidinggoodexperience,theworkisalsoenjoyable.Ontopofthis,theirco-workerstreatthemwithrespect.
Dotcomsarenewandneednewwaysofthinking.Imaginationandenterprisearemoreimportantthanformalqualifications.Sosomestudentsareevenleavingschooltostarttheirowndotcoms.
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DearMrZhu
Iamwritingtoyourmagazine’s“TeenagersNow”columntoaskforsomehelpwithmy16-year-oldson.Atthemoment,herefusestodoalmosteverythinghismotherandIaskhimtodo.Heisouronlychild,andwetreathimverywell,andhisgrandparentsbuyhimmanythings.Yetheisstillrudetous.Herefusestospendtimewithusordoaswetellhimto.Sometimesheactsasthoughhedoesn’tevenloveusatall.
Recentlyhehasbeenrefusingtodohishomework,andinsteadinsistsonwastinghistimewatchingDVDsandlisteningtoforeignmusic.Icannotunderstandthismusic,butIdon’tlikeit.HealsospendstoomuchtimeinInternetcafes,whereheeitherplaysgamesorchatsonline.Heiswastingvaluabletimeduringthisimportantperiodinhislife!
WhatamItodo?
Atpresent,topreventupsettinghismotherwithanargument,Iamallowinghimhisfreedom.However,IamworriedthatifIkeepallowinghimtodowhathewantsto,hemayfailatschool,orworse.
HowcanIhelpmysonwithoutharmingourrelationship?
Yourssincerely,
LiuZhenhua
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DearAmy,
MycomputerwasbrokensoIcouldn’treadyourtwoe-mailsuntiltoday.I’msosorrytohearaboutyourproblem,butI’mgladyou’refeelingbetterandarerecovering.I’mamazedthatinChinasomeone’slivermatchedyours!
Thisisreallyatouchingstory—astrangerwhodonatedpartofhislivertoagirlhedoesn’tevenknow!
You’reright.Weshouldn’tbeembarrassedaboutourweight.Ithinkyoulookgreatasyouare,andyou’reawonderfulperson.Iknowthatthepressuretostayslimisaproblem,especiallyforanactress.However,yourmotherknowsbest:
nothingismoreimportantthanhealth.
It’sthesameinChina—manypeople,someofwhomarenotoverweightatall,arealwaysgoingonadietortakingweight-losspills,whichareoftendangerous.Ihopetheycanlearnfromyourstory.
Yours,
ZhouLing
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ThankstothedevelopmentofChina’seconomyandsociety,thecountry’ssportsandfitnessindustryistakingoff,with36percentofChina’spopulationbetweentheagesof7and70takingregularphysicalexercise.
In1995,thecentralgovernmentissuedanOutlineoftheNationalFitnessProgrammetoenhancethedevelopmentofnationalpublicfitness.Sincethen,rapidprogresshasbeenmadeinbuildingsportsandfitnessvenuesandfacilities,raisingpublicawarenessoftheimportanceofkeepingfit,andinorganizingsportingactivities.
Encouragedbythecentralgovernment’scalltobuildaharmonioussocietyandthesuccessfulholdingofthe2008BeijingOlympicGames,peoplehaveobviouslybecomemoreconsciousoftheirfitness.
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Tomwasonabuswhentheaccidenthappened.Hewastravelingalongwhensuddenlytherewasaloudcrash!
Thebusdriverfellasleepwhilehewasdriving,anddroveintoahugebuilding.Everythingwentblack.AllTomcouldrememberwasbeingingreatpain.
Hewokeupthreedayslater,withabadheadache.Itwasthenthatherealizedthathehadonlyonearm.Duringtheaccidentasharppieceofmetalcutoffhisarm.
Atfirsthefounditdifficulttoadjusttolifewithoutoneofhisarms.Hehadtolearntodomanythingswithjustonearminsteadoftwo.However,aftersometimehegotusedtoitandbegantobemotivatedtodomanythingsagain.
Now,heisbackatworkandstartsrunningeveryday.Heenjoysrunningbecauseitkeepshimfitandhealthy.Also,heisveryfast,anditdoesn’tmatterthathehasonlyonearm.Itwashardtoadjusttolifeaftertheaccident,butnowheisashappyasheusedtobe.
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Peopletravelforalotofreasons.Somegotoseehistoricbattlefields.Othersarelookingforculture,orsimplywanttohavetheirpicturestakeninfrontoffamousplaces.MostEuropeantouristsarelookingforasunnybeachtolieon.
NorthernEuropeansarewillingtopayalotofmoneyforthesunbecausetheyhavesolittleofit.PeoplefromcitieslikeLondonandAmsterdamspendmuchoftheirwinterinthedark,forthedaysaresoshort,andmuchoftherestoftheyearintherain.Everysummer,manypeopletraveltoMediterraneanresortsandbeachesfortheirvacation.Theyallcomeforthesamereason:
sun!
Italy’s30,000hotelsarebookedwithoutabreakeverysummer.And13millionpeoplecamponFrenchbeaches,inparksandonroadsides.Spain’slongsandycoastlineattractsmorepeoplethananywhereelse:
37milliontouristsgothereeveryyear.
Buttherearesignsthattheareaisgettingmoretourismthanitcandealwith.TheMediterraneanisalreadyoneofthemostpollutedseasonEarth.
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TherearemanydifferentdialectsofEnglishspokendependingonwherepeoplelive.WhenOldEnglishwasdeveloping,itconsistedofanAnglo-Saxonbasemixedwithmanywordsfromotherlanguages.Beforepeoplecouldwrite,theyusedoralpoemstorecordthehistoryofEngland.OldEnglishbecametheofficiallanguageofEnglandinthe10thcentury.EnglishvocabularyhaslotsofsimilarwordsforthesamethingandthatisbecausesomanydifferentpeoplecametoEngland.AnotherthingthathappenedinEnglishisthattherearedifferentwordsforanimalsandthemeatwhichcomesfromthem.ThisisbecausetheEnglishservantscookedfortheFrench-speakingroyalty.KingHenryIV’smothertonguewasEnglishandhewasthefirstkingtouseEnglishaftertheNormansconqueredEnglandin1066.
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Bodylanguageshowsallkindsoffeelings,wishesandattitudesandissometimesmoreimportantthanspokenlanguage.
Asmileistheuniversalfacialexpression—itisintendedtoputpeopleatease.Itdoesnotalwaysmeanthatyouarehappy,however.Asmilecanhideotherfeelingslikeanger,fearorworry.
Inmostcountries,noddingtheheadupanddownshowsagreement,whileshakingtheheadmeansthatyoudonotagree,orthatyourefusetodosomething.
Ifyoulookawayfromapersonoryawn,theymaythinkyouarenotinterestedinthem.Ifyoustandholdingyourarmsacrossyourchest,youmaybeprotectingyourself—justfromaconversationyoudonotwant!
Ifyousitlookingat,andturntoward,thepersonyouaretalkingto,itshowsthatyouareinterested.Ifyourollyoureyesandturnyourheadaway,mostlikelyyoudonotbelievewhatyouarehearing,oryoudonotlikewhatyouhear.
Therearesomedifferencesinbodylanguagebetweencultures.Itisimportanttogivethemattention.
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TheChineselanguagediffersfrommanyWesternlanguagesinthatitusescharacterswhichhavemeaningsandcanstandaloneaswords.Chinesepeopleinventednumerouscharacterstorepresentideas,objectsoractions.Chinesewordsareoftenformedbycombiningdifferentcharacters.ThehistoryofmanyChinesewordscanbeseenbylookingathowtheircharactersdeveloped.
Chinesewritingbeganthousandsofyearsago.ThereisalegendthatsaysthatamannamedCangJieinventedChinesewriting.Onewinterdaywhilehewashunting,hesawthefootprintsofbirdsandanimalsinthesnowandrealizedthateachonewasdifferent.Thenhehadtheideathathecouldusedifferentshapesorpicturestorepresentdifferentobjects.TheseshapesorpicturesweretheveryfirstChinesecharacters.
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Therearenearly400differenttypesofsharksintotal,butonlyabout30typeshaveeverbeenreportedasattackinghumanbeings.Mostpeopleknowthatthemostdangeroussharkisthegreatwhiteshark,mainlybecausetheyhaveseenthemovieJaws.However,therearestilltwoothersharkswhicharefierce.Theyarethetigersharkandthebullshark.
Thechancesofbeingattackedbyasharkareverysmallcomparedtootherdangers.Thenumberofpeoplewhodrownintheoceaneveryyearislargerthanthenumberofpeopleattackedbysharks.Thelownumberofattacksthathappeneveryyearprovesthatsharksdonotfeedonhumansiftheyhavethechoice.
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Mostpeoplebelievewemustnotdrinkseawater.Theybelievethatifwedoweshallbeveryillbecauseofallthe