江苏省高中英语口语等级测试纲要.docx

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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