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推荐生英语面试读短文材料教师用
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TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursofSeptember2,1666.Infourdays,itdestroyedmorethanthreequartersoftheoldcity,wheremostofthosehouseswerebuiltoutofwoodandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomeless,butonlyfewlosttheirlives.
ThefirestartedonSundaymorning.Byeighto’clock,threehundredhouseswereonfire.OnMonday,nearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell–knownbuildings.
Thefirestoppedonlywhenthekingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.Withnothinglefttoburn,thefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.
Questions:
1.Tostopthefire,whatdidthekingfinallyorderpeopletodo
Thekingorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.
2.DoyouwanttoliveinahousemadeofwoodWhy
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EmmaandMaryare13-year-oldschoolgirls.Theyaregoodatmakingnewthingsandbothofthemarealsogoodatsales.Theyaresellingcharms(小装饰物)madeoutofbottlecaps.
Thegirlscameupwiththeidealastsummerwhentheyfoundcharmswerepopularwithkids.Theytalkedwiththeirparentsabouttheidea.Sincethen,theyhavesoldenoughcharmstobuyabikeforMary.
Thegirlscollectbottlecapsandthencleanthem.TheyfindsomeinterestingpicturesontheInternetoronpaper,andthenputthemontotheinsideofthecaps.Now,charmscanbefoundeverywhereattheirschool.Studentsputcharmsonbackpacksandtheirlunchboxes.EmmaandMaryalsohaveashopontheInternet.Theyhopetheycanselltheircharmstomorekids.
Theirbusinessisnotonlyforgettingmoney.AttheirChristmassale,20%oftheincomewenttocharity.
Questions:
1.Whatdotheyputontotheinsideofthebottlecaps
SomeinterestingpicturesontheInternetoronpaper.
2.DoyouhaveanyhobbyTellussomethingaboutit.
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Readingisveryimportant.WorldBookDayfallsonApril23everyyear.Itencouragespeople,especiallyteenagers,todiscoverthepleasureofreading.ManycountriescelebrateWorldBookDay.Onthatday,millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksatamuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstoreinEngland.Ithasbeendoneeveryyearsince1998.
Readinghelpsusbecomesmarter.Readinghelpsustofollowthelatestdevelopmentsofscience.Readinggivesusinformationaboutotherculturesintheworld.ReadingisalsooneofthemostimportantwaystolearnaforeignlanguagelikeEnglish.WecanalsolearnthewaysthatEnglishpeoplearelivingandworkingtodaybyreading.
Readingcanhelpustoknowmoreabouttheoutsideworld.Therefore,itisnecessaryforustospendtimereadingeveryday.
Questions:
1.HowdopeoplecelebrateWorldBookDayinEngland
Onthatday,millionsofschoolchildrencanbuybooksatamuchlowerpricethanusualinanybookstoreinEngland.
2.DoyoulikereadingTellussomethingaboutyourfavoritebook.
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CatsarethemostpopularpetsamongAmericans.Soitisnotsurprisingthattherearemanyexpressionsaboutcats.DoyouknowanyofthemNowletmeintroducesometoyou.
Sometimes,acatlikestoplaywithasmallanimalthatitcatches.Soifyouplaycatandmousewithsomeone,youchangebetweendifferentkindsofbehaviorwhendealingwithanotherperson.Forexample,achildmightoffersomethingsweettoherlittlebrother,andthentakeitawaywhenhereachesforit.
Acatwilloftencatchasmallanimalandpresentittoitsowner.Thesayingthatlookslikesomethingthecatdraggedindescribessomethinginbadcondition.
Afatcatisapersonwithalotofmoney.
TherearemanyotherexpressionsaboutcatsinAmerica.Howinteresting!
Whichkindofcatareyou,orwhichkindwouldyouliketobe
Questions:
1.Whatdoestheexpression“afatcat”meaninAmericanEnglish
Afatcatisapersonwithalotofmoney.
2.DoyouwanttokeepapetWhyorwhynot
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Oneday,TomasJefferson,thepresidentoftheUSA,wascrossingariverwithagroupoftravelers.Theriverwasoverflowingitsbanks.Soitwasverydangeroustocrossitonahorse.Eachmanwasfightingforhislife!
Thenanothertravelercameandhewantedtocrossit,too.Buthedidn’thaveahorse.HewatchedthegroupandthenaskedJeffersontotakehim.Jeffersonagreedimmediately.Themanclimbedon.Aftertheywerebothsafetotheothersideoftheriver,someoneaskedtheman,“WhydidyouaskthepresidentforhelpDidyouknowhim”Themanwasshockedbecausehedidn’tknowJeffersonwasthepresident.“AllIknow,”hesaid,“onsomeof yourfaceswerewrittentheanswerNO,buttherewastheanswerYESonhisface.”
Questions:
1.WhatwereTomasJeffersonandthetravelersdoingoneday
Theywerecrossingtheriver(onhorses).
2.DoyouthinkyouareahelpfulpersonWhy
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ThebookHarryPotterisquitepopularwiththechildreninChina.ItsellswellacrossChina.WhyisthebooksoattractivetochildrenAfterreadingit,Iwasattractedbythemagicworld.Icannothelpasking:
whereisourownHarryPotter
Chinahasalonghistoryandcolorfulculture,andtherearealsomanypopularbooksamongchildren,buttheyarenotasgoodasthoseforeignones.Why
Firstly,manychildren’sbooksarenotinteresting,instead,theyhaveastrongsenseofteaching.Readingthem,childrenoftenhaveafeelingofbeing“educated”.Certainly,theydon’tlikethem.Secondly,fewerchildrenlikethesamestories,butmostChinesebooksareusuallymuchthesame.Oneknowstheendingasearlyasinthebeginning.Finally,thewritersseldomthinkaboutchildren’sneeds.
Goodreadingforchildrenshouldbeinteresting,andwrittenintheirlanguage.
Questions:
1.Whatkindofbooksdochildrenlike
Childrenlikebooksthatareinterestingandwrittenintheirlanguage.
2.WhatisyourfavoritebookTellussomethingaboutit.
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Thiswasthelastexambeforethestudentsgraduatedfromthecollegeandfoundjobs.Theteacherpassedoutthepapers.Thestudents’smilesbecamewideastheysawthattherewereonlyfivequestions.
Threehourspassedandtheteacherbegantocollectthepapers.Thestudentslookedworried.Theteacherlookedatalltheworriedfacesandasked,“Howmanystudentscompletedallfivequestions”
Notahandwasputup.
‘‘Howmanyofyouansweredfour”Stillnohands.
“ThreeTwoOne,then.Certainlysomebodyfinishedone.”Buttheclassstayedsilent.Theteacherputdownthepapers.“ThatisjustwhatIexpected.Ijustwantedtomakesureyouknowthatevenifyouhavestudiedforfouryears,therearestillmanythingsyoudon’tknow.Youhavetolearnasyougo.”
Then,smiling,sheadded,“Youwillallpassthecourse,butrememberthatyoureducationhasjustbegun.’’
Questions:
1.Whydidtheteachergivethelastexaminsuchaway
Tomakethestudentsknowthattheystillhadmuchtolearnaftergraduation.
2.Pleasetellussomethingaboutyourfavoriteteacher.
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Disastershappenallthetimesomewhereintheworld.Findoutwhatyouneedtodonowbeforeitistoolate.Let’stakeanearthquakeforexample.
Duringanearthquake,getunderastrongobjectlikethekitchentable.Don’tleavethebuildingduringtheshaking,oryoumightbehurtbyfallingobjects.
IfyouarewatchingTVandyoucannoteasilyrunawaybygettingoutthroughthedoor,thenliedownnexttoasofa,oralargechair.
Nevergotothestairs.Thestairsarelikelypartofthebuildingtobebroken.Evenifthestairsarenotdestroyedbytheearthquake,theymayfalldownlaterwhenpeoplerundown.
Ifyouaredrivingwhenanearthquakesuddenlyhappens,juststayinyourcaruntiltheshakingends.However,ifthebridgefallsandbreaksyourcar,getoutofitandsitorlienexttoit.
Questions:
1.Duringanearthquake,ifyouarewatchingTVandyoucannoteasilyrunaway,whatshouldyoudo
2.Whenyouareindanger,whowillyouaskhelpforWhy
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Apassengertoldanairhostessthatheneededacupofwatertotakehismedicinewhentheplanejusttookoff.Shetoldhimthatshewouldbringhimthewaterintenminutes.
Theairhostesswassobusythatsheforgotit,sothepassengerwasn’tabletotakehismedicine.Thirtyminuteslater,whenthepassenger’sringforservicesounded,shehurriedovertohimwithacupofwater,butherefused.
Inthefollowinghours,eachtimetheairhostesspassedbythepassenger,shewouldaskhimwithasmileifheneededhelp.Butthepassengerneveransweredaword.Whenhewasgoingtogetofftheplane,thepassengeraskedtheairhostessforthepassenger’sbooklet.Shewasverysad.Sheknewthathewouldwritedownsharpwords,butwithasmileshehandedittohim.
Offtheplane,sheopenedthebookletandsmiled,forthepassengerputit,“YouaskedmeifIneededhelpfortwelvetimes.HowcanIrefuseyoutwelvesmiles”
Questions:
1.Whydidn’tthepassengergetthewatertenminuteslater
Becausetheairhostesswassobusythatsheforgotit.
2.Whatdoyoulearnfromthestory
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InGermanytherearedifferentkindsofhighschools.Somepreparestudentsforworkers,otherspreparethemforcollege.AllschoolsaregreatplacesformakingfriendsandlearningGerman.
Shortdays.MosthighschoolsinGermanybeginatabout8:
00.andendat3:
30.Thismeansyourmorningwillbebusywithclasses.Youwillhavetimetodohomeworkandtakepartinprivateclubsafterschool.
Gettingtoschool.Moststudentstakepublictransporttoschoolorrideabicycle.Someareashaveschoolbuses.Parentsusuallydon’tdrivestudentstoschool.
Privateclubs.InGermany,after-schoolactivitiesareusuallyorganizedthroughprivateclubs.Thereareclubsforthings