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FCE真题练习

FCE真题练习

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Part1Thehorserace

WhenthetelephonerangonFridayeveningandRachel’sKevinHuzzard,hermouthsuddenlydriedupwithexcitement.‘GotarideforyoutomorrowintheraceatChesterfield,’Kevinsaid.

‘Ohgreat,isitCatchBoy?

He’sagreathorse.’

‘Nosorry.Bryn’sdowntoridehim.Thisisaraceforamateurriders.ThehorseiscalledHayDays,trainedbyBillyAllaway.Seemsthisisanicesortofahorsebuthelikestodothingshisway.He’sbeeninacoupleofraceandtookofflikerocket,butfinishedneartheback.Heranoutofenergymostlikely.Thethinkingishemightsettledownforariderlikeyou.OK?

’

‘Yes,ofcourse,thanks,’saidRachel.

‘Good.Well,it’llbeusefulexperienceforyou.Justbethereearly.’

ItwasalongtimebeforeRachelgotofftosleep.TheinitialdisappointmentthatshewasnottorideCatchBoyquicklygavetoexcitement.HayDays,shedecided,wasratherahappynameforahorse.Asshewasridingagainstfellowamateurs,thecompetitionshouldn’tbesosevere.Ifshemademistakesperhapstheywouldn’tbeasnoticeableastheywouldinaracedominatedbyprofessionalmaleriders.

Herfather,onhearingthenews,hadevenofferedtodrivetoChesterfieldtosupporther.Rachel,thoughgratefulthatherfatherhadatlonglastacceptedherambitions,thoughtthatitwasn’tagoodidea.Ifshehadafallormadeadisastrouserrorofjudgement,shedidn’twantanymemberofherfamilytoobserveit.

ThefollowingmorningwasmoistandmistyandRachel’sfirstfearwasthatracingatChesterfieldmightbeabandonedbecauseoffog.Shelistenedtoweatherreportsonherradioasshemadebreakfastbutshelearnedlittlethathelpedtoclarifythesituation.Inanycase,localfogoftendisappearedrapidlywhenthesunbrokethroughandthat’swhy,insuchconditions,nodecisionaboutcancellationwouldbetakenearly.

AtthestablesatrainercalledAllenSmithhadsomeadviceforher.‘Lethimknowwho’sbossrightfromthestart,Theseunknownhorsescanbereallyawkward,sodon’tlethimgetuptoanytricks.Keeparealtightholdofhishead.Thenyou’relikelytofinishtheracetogether,notseparately.That’llpleasethehorse’sownerwell.’

Attheracecourseitselfmoreadvicewasofferedfreelybyotherriders,and,moreimportantly.byHayDays’trainerBillyAllaway.‘He’snotabadlittlehorse.Ithinkperhapshewantsthegentletouch,thesoftvoice.Hehadadifficulttimewhenhewasyoungandsohe’sliabletogetupsetifhisridersoundsangry.’Thatseemedtoconflictwithwhatshe’dbeentoldbyAllenSmith,butshehadtoforgetthat.

Theflutteringofnervesinherstomachwouldn’tdiedownandshedesperatelywantedsomefood.Eventhoughshewouldhavenoweightproblemswhatsoever,forthehorsewas,accordingtoracerules,duetocarryariderof65kilos（whichmeantputtingalotofleadinthesaddlepocketstomakeupthedifferencebetweenthatweightandRachel’s）,shefeltthatitwouldbeunwisetoeatbecauseshehaddifficultyconcentratingwithafullstomach.

Toherdelight,HayDaysturnedouttobeaverygood-lookingdeepchestnuthorse.BillyAllawaywasalreadyintheracingpaddock,wherealltheracehorseswerewaiting.

‘Feelingatouchnervous?

’heenquiredwithoneofhiswidestgrins.

‘Abit,’sheadmitted.

‘Justasitshouldbe.Thatwayyouwon’tgettoocockyandthinkyouknowitall.NowjustrememberwhatIsaid.Takeiteasyandcomebacksafeandsound.’

Rachellookedaroundattheotherhorses.AbrownmalecalledEver-so-helpfulwastryingtoshowhe’dbeenill-namedbythrowinghisheadaboutinaverywildmanner.Shewasthankfulherownhorsewassocalm.Itwasundeniablyembarrassingtohavetofightforcontrolinfrontofsuchacrowdspectators.Andthencametheannouncer’scalltothestaringline.

1.WhatdowelearnaboutthehorseHayDay’sperformanceinpreviousraces?

A.Hewasunluckynottowin.

B.Hestartedtoofast.

C.Heseemedtomakelittleeffort.

D.Hedeliberatelyraninthewrongplace.

2.Asshelayinbed,howdidRachelfeelabouttherace.

A.worriedthatherhorsewasunfamiliartoher

B.convincedofthelikelihoodofhersuccess

C.concernedaboutherhorse’sreputation

D.awaretheotherridersmightnotbeverytalented

3.HowdidRachelfeelwhensheheardtheweatherforecast?

A.ratherunclearastowhethersheshouldriskracing

B.fairlyhopefulthattheracewouldgoahead

C.upsetthatthefogwasinterferingwithherplans

D.resignedtounpleasantracingconditions

4.Whodoes‘boss’refertoinline44?

A.thetrainer

B.therider

C.thehorse

D.theowner

5.WhatwasBillydoingwhenhespoketoRachelattheracecourse?

A.attemptingtocalmherdown

B.tryingtocorrectAllenSmith’sopinion

C.warningherthatthehorsewasnotuptostandard

D.offeringanexplanationforthehorse’scharacter

6.WhydidRachelavoideatinganyfoodintheperiodbeforetherace?

A.Shewasconcernedaboutmeetingtheweightlimitforriders.

B.Shewantedtousethetimethinkabouttherace.

C.Shethoughtthismightaffectherperformance.

D.Shefelttoonervoustoeatanything.

7.Whatdoes‘cocky’meaninline74?

A.forgetful

B.worried

C.arrogant

D.cheerful

8.Whatpointismadeaboutthebrownhorse?

A.HisactionsintimidatedRachel.

B.Hisnamegavenoindicationofhisbehaviour.

C.Hisactionswereasourceofamusementtothecrowd.

D.Hisnameproveddifficultfortheraceannouncer.

Part2

Myfirstinterviewfortheschoolmagazine

Myschoolpublishesamagazineonceamonthwhichiswrittenbythestudents.It’srunbyagroupofvolunteerswhocontributeandcollectarticles.Ivolunteeredtohelplastyear.

Whentheeditorcontactedmewithanideaforanarticle,myinitialwasannoyance.I’dbeenillforaweek,andI’dfallenbehindonschoolwork,debateteamassignments,andcollegeapplicationessays.[9][]Myfirstthoughtwas,‘Ohgreat,anotherthingtodealwith!

’

WhenIdiscovered,however,thatthethingwasaninvitationtointerviewthejournalistNicholasKristof,myirritationvanishedcompletely.Whatanopportunity!

I’dalwaysbeenanenthusiasticreaderofhisarticlesinTheNewYorkTimes.[10][]Iwasfascinatedbyhishumanitarianandjournalisticcareer,andIwasverymuchlookingforwardtomeetinghimandwritinganarticleabouthimfortheschoolmagazine.

AlthoughIamanativeNewYorker,I’dneverbeentotheNewYorkTimesbuilding.Ifoundthemoderndesignattractive,andalsodiscoveredthatthecafeteriaservedexcellentfood.[11][]EventhoughIknowasinglecomputercouldholdallthatinformationandmore,seeingthemwasareminderoftheincrediblevolumeofinformationandanalysisthatgoesintowritingnewspaperarticles.

I’dspentafewhourspreparingwithmyclassmateEliza,who’dalsobeeninvitedtotakepartintheinterview.We’ddiscussedwhatquestionstoaskNicholasKristofandI’dwrittenthemonseparatepiecesofcard.AlthoughIfeltready,itwasstillarelieftobesharingtheinterviewwithEliza[12][]Asitturnedout,Ishouldn’thavebeensonervous.

WhenNicholasKristofwelcomedusintohisoffice,hewascharming,andthroughoutthemeetingheseemedgenuinelyinterestedintalkingtous.Hedidn’thurryusandgaveusthechancetoaskourquestions.[13][]Asitprogressed,thingsgotbetteranditfeltlesslikeavolleyofquestionsandanswersandmorelikeanormalconversation.

Theinterviewwasfilmedanditwasinterestingformetolearnexactlyhowthiswasdone.Whenwearrived,weweretoldthatwewouldhavetodotheinterviewtwice.ThefirsttimethecameramanfilmedNicholasKristofonly.[14][]Weweren’tabletoseethefinalresultthatdaybutNicholasKristofhaspromisedtosendthefilmtouswhenit’sfinished.

Bytheendoftheday.I’dlearnedalotaboutinterviewingpeople.[15][]Inparticular,I’llhavetotryandmaketheconversationseemmorenatural.But,overall,itwasanincredibleexperience,andI’mverygratefultotheschoolmagazineforhavinggivenmesuchanamazingopportunity–despitehowlongittookmetorespondtotheirinitialphonecall.

A.Notonlywasheaveryfriendlyperson,butalsotheideaofhavingapartnerhelpedcalmthebutterfliesinmystomach.

B.Ihonestlyenjoyedeverymomentandhisresponsesabouttheseparticularissuesreallymademelaugh.

C.Admittedly,I’mgoingtohavetoworkonsomeaspectsofmyinterviewskills.

D.Myexcitementwasmixedwithanxiety,though,especiallyafterIwentonlineandreaduponhisextraordinaryachievements.

E.IrealisedlateritwouldhavebeenbetterifI’dspentlesstimereadingdirectlyfromthematerialI’dprepared,butfortunatelytheinterviewwasn’tacompletedisaster.

F.Then,I’dturnedonmycellphoneandtherewasamessagewaitingforme.

G.Afterwards,whenweaskedourquestionsagain,hejustfocusedonthetwosous.

H.Butmyfavouriteaspectwasthesheernumberofbookspiledandshelvedaroundthedifferentoffices.

Part3

InwhichsectiondoesStaceymention

nolongerhavingmuchtimetopracticeherpart?

[16][]

tryingnotletherhopesgettoohigh?

[17][]

theprofessionalismoftheentirecast?

[18][]

astrangefeelingoffamiliarity?

[19][]

occasionswhenherattitudedispleasedherbosses?

[20][]

anactorwhotookawhilebecomefriendly?

[21][]

beingrequiredtodosomequickthinking?

[22][]

thewaysomeofthecastdealtwiththeirfame?

[23][]

reactinginanegativewaytosomethingshesaw?

[24][]

beingthrownintoconfusion?

[25][]

achangeintheschedulingoftheprogramme?

[26][]

anindividualwhotriedtomakeherlaugh?

[27][]

beingsurprisedbyanindividual’s