塔夫教育第二次适应性模拟选考英语试题.docx

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塔夫教育第二次适应性模拟选考英语试题

塔夫教育2017年10月第二次月考英语试题

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whathappenedtothewomanlastnight?

A.HerTVwasbroken.B.Shemissedaprogram.C.Shedidn'tsleepwell.

2.Whatmightthewomanbegoodat?

A.Teachingpeoplehowtofindajob.B.Takingcareofelderlypeople.C.Lookingafterlads.

3.WhydoesthemanwanttoexchangehisT-shirt?

A.Itisthewrongsize.B.Hedislikesthecolor.C.Ithasaholeonit.

4.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?

A.BringsomefoodbackfordinnerB.Workovertimetogether.C.Gooutfordinner.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthisconversation?

A.Themandialedthewrongnumber.B.Mr.Davidsonisbusyrightnow.

C.Thewomandoesn'twanttotalkaboutart.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。

每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whoarethespeakers?

A.Customerandassistant.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Doctorandpatient.

7.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Robthewoman.B.Makethewomanfallasleep.C.Pulloutthewoman'stooth.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What'swrongwithEmily?

A.Shehurtherself.B.She’shavingabadcough.C.She'srunningafever.

9.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A.LookafterEmilyatthehospital.B.Watchoverhersonatherhome.C.HelpMarywashthedishes.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atanoffice.B.Atacafe.C.Attheman'shome.

11.Howdoesthemanknowthewoman?

A.Theywenttothesameuniversity.B.Theyusedtoworktogether.

C.Themanisthewoman'sbossnow.

12.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofarchitects?

A.Theirworkisinteresting.B.Theyalwaystakebusinesstrips.C.Theydon'tgetpaidenough.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whydidthemangotothatparticularstore?

A.Hiswifelikesthatstorealot.B.Healwaysbuyshiswifepresentsthere.

C.Heheardtheyhadthebestselectionofdiamonds.

14.Whydidthemanwanttobuyhiswifeapresent?

A.Forherbirthday.B.ForValentine'sDay.C.Fortheiranniversary.

15.Whatdidthemanthinkofthefirstnecklace?

A.Itwasbeautifulbutexpensive.B.Hiswifealreadyhadsomethinglikeit.C.Hiswifewouldn'tlikeit.

16.Howmuchdidthemanpayintheend?

A.$2000.B.$800.C.$720.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatiswrongwiththegate?

A.Thenailsareingoutofthewood.B.Thepiecesofwoodareingapart.

C.Notenoughnailswereused.

18.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheBorgFencestaff?

A.Theyoverchargedhim.B.Theywerecarefulabouttheirwork.

C.Theydidn'tpaymuchattentiontohisfence.

19.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Helivesat52AscottCircle.B.Hewillfindalawyertohelphim.

C.TheBorgFencehaddoneworkforhimbefore.

20.Whatdoethemanthreatentodo?

A.Makeaformalplaint.B.Callthepolice.C.GotoBorgFence'soffice.

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A

Sometimesyoufeellikeyouneverhaveenoughtimeintheday.Youfallbehindinjobdutiesandchoresuntilyoufeelanxiousandoverwhelmed.Yet,ifyouareabletomanagetimeyouwillbeabletopletewhatneedstobedonepunctually（准时地）,whichwilllookgoodtoyouremployerandalsoremoveaheavyburdenfromyourshoulders.Whenyoufailtomeetdeadlinesandyou'realwaysworkingonaprojectuntiltheverylastminute,thequalityofyourworkcouldsufferandyourbosswillnotbeimpressed.Thenlifebeesmucheasierwhenyouknowhowtomanageyourtime.

Afailuretomanageyourtimeeffectivelyatworkwillalsohaveaninfluenceonyourhomelife.Ifyouprocrastinatewhenyoushouldbeworkingandfailtopletethegoalsyouhavesetyourselffortheday,youmighthavetotakeworkhomewithyou.Insteadofspendingtimewithyourchildrenandpartnerorsocializingwithfriends,youfindyourselfstuckbehindaputerorworkingthroughpagesofnotes.

Bylearningtomanageyourtimeeffectively,youwillbeabletogetmoredoneatwork,whichwillhelpyoufeelpositiveaboutyourcontributionintheworkplace.Yourabilitytogetthingsdonewillalsoreflectpositivelyonyouandprovetoyourcolleaguesthatyouarepreparedtoworkhard.Ifyouareabletoachievealotatwork,youmaynotneedtobringanyworkhomewithyouandsimplybeabletorelax.

Managingyourtimecanbeachallengewhenyouhavesomanylittlejobsthatneeddoingandseeminglynotenoughtimetodothem.However,youhavetobeabletobreakdownallthetasksthathavetobepletedandgiveyourentirefocustoeachtaskatatime.Eventually,youshouldbeabletogetthehangofitandyouwillbeabletoseethebenefitsofoffensivetimemanagementskillsforyourself.

21.Accordingtothistext,whatwillpleaseaboss?

A.Makingaction-packedschedulesinadvance.B.Gettingthejobdoneeffectivelyandpunctually.

C.Workingaroundtheclockeveryday.D.Establishingaharmoniousrelationshipwithcolleagues.

22.Whichofthefollowingphraseshastheclosestmeetingtotheunderlinedword“procrastinate”inparagraph2?

A.amuseoneselfB.hangoutC.dragone’sfeetD.holdup

23.Whichcanbeconcludedfromthetext?

A.Timetriesall.B.Timeworkswonders.C.Timeiseffectiveness.D.Timeismoney.

B

AGiftofGod

Onefinesummermorning---itwasthebeginningofharvest,Iremember---Mr.Earnshawcame downstairs,dressedforajourney;heturnedtoHindleyandCathy,andmeandspoketo hisson,"Now,I'mgoingtoLiverpooltoday.WhatshallIbringyou?

"Hindleynamedafiddle（akindofviolin）,andthenheaskedCathy.Shewashardlysixyearsold,butshecouldrideanyhorseinthestable.Shechoseawhip（鞭子）.Hedidnotforgetme;hepromisedtobringme apocketfulofapplesandpears.Thenhesetoff. 

Thethreedaysofhisabsenceseemedalongwhiletousall.Mrs.Earnshawexpectedhimbysupper-timeonthethirdevening.Sheputoffthemealhourafterhour.Therewerenosignsofhis ing,however.Abouteleveno'clockthedooropenedandinsteppedthemaster.Hethrewhimselfintoachair,laughingandgroaning,andtoldthemalltostandoff,forhewasnearlykilled. Hewouldneveragainhaveanothersuchwalkforwhateverreasons.

Openinghisgreatcoat,whichheheldbundledupinhisarms,hesaid:

"Seehere,wife.Iwas neversobeatenwithanythinginmylife.ButyoumusttakeitasagiftofGodthoughit'sasdark almostasifitcamefromthedevil."

Wecrowdedroundhim.AndoverMissCathy'shead,Ihadalookatadirty,ragged,black-hairedchild-bigenoughbothtowalkandtalk-yet,whenitwassetonitsfeet,itonlystaredround,and repeatedoverandoveragainsomestrangewordsthatnobodycouldunderstand.Iwasfrightened,andMrs.Earnshawwasreadytothrowitoutofdoors.Shedidgetangry,askingwhyheshouldhavebroughtthatgipsy（吉普赛人）childintothehousewhentheyhadtheirownkidstofeedandlookafter?

Whathemeanttodowithit?

Themastertriedtoexplainthematterthoughhewasreallyhalfdeadwithtiredness.AllthatIcouldmakeout,amongherscolding,wasastoryofhisseeingitstarving,andhomelessinthestreetsofLiverpoolwherehepickeditup.Hesaidthatasbothhismoneyandtimewaslimited,hethoughtitbettertotakeithomewithhimatonce.Anywayhewasdeterminedhe wouldnotleaveitashefoundit.

Well,finallyMrs.Earnshawcalmeddown,andMr.Earnshawtoldmetowashit,giveitcleanthings,andletitsleepwiththechildren.HindleyandCathythenbegansearchingtheirfather'spocketsforthepresentshehadpromised them.ButwhenHindleydrewoutwhathadbeenafiddle,crushed（压坏）topiecesinthegreatcoat,hecriedloudly.AndCathy,whenshelearnedherfatherhadlostherwhipinattendingonthestranger,showedherfeelingbyspittingatthegipsychild,earningherselfasoundblowfromMr.Earnshawtoteachhercleanermanners.

24.WhendidMr.EarnshawreturnhomefromLiverpool?

A.Bysuppertime.                   B.Notuntilitwasnearlymidnight.     C.Whenitwasgettingdark.            D.Anhourafterthemealtime.

25.Whatdoes"AGiftofGod"referto?

A.AfiddleandawhipB.Apocketfulofapplesandpears.C.Hisexperienceinthejourney.D.Thegipsychild.26.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat           .

A.Mr.EarnshawfeltsoguiltytowardsCathythatheofferedheranotherclearnergift.                B.Hindleywasgood-manneredevenifhedidn'tgethispresent.

C.Mr.Earnshawinsistedonbringingthechildbackregardlessofhisfinancialburden.  

D.Mrs.Earnshawdisagreedtokeepthegipsychildinspiteofeverything.

C

Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity（阳刚）inwhichstudentseithersinkorswim,theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoconform（符合）toastereotype,aUSstudysays.Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressiveness,ratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoconformtothe“boycode”ofhidingtheiremotionstobea“realman”.

Thefindingsofthestudygoagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.

TonyLittle,headmasterofEton,warnedthatboyswerebeingfadedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbeetoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybeediscouragedwhentheirfemalepeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.

Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboys’learningstyle,lettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtopet