推荐生英语面试读短文材料教师用.docx

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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