Section 1

Version

Topic

V13103

电话咨询艺术节活动

Questions 1-10

1. The ticket for the sport event: $15

2. The music festival is in the park

3. contact number: 07144955321

4. The Saturday evening is music from the India

5. A market with people making and selling international food

6. The Sunday evening is for the local band about traditional songs.

other events:

7. The exhibition is in the library.

8. film festival

9. literature: Russian poetry

10. website：hengrave.internitonal@bureamond.com

Section 2

Version

Topic

V15119

南苏格兰旅游

Questions 11-16

A. grand view

B. the old building

C. local river

D. wild bird

E. the ruins

F. the national reserve

11. the Sheepgol      E

12. the Aurden        B

13. the Stone         C

14. the Grossoil       A

15. the Eastlake       D

16. the Brown Wage   F

Questions 17-20

17-18. What two are needed on a weekly basis?

A. lighthouse

B. castles

C. tent

D. booklet

19-20. What will be offered to the members?

A. entrance of some castles

B. free tour guide

C. some local magazine

D. all the tickets

Section 3

Version

Topic

V09102

Mona’s work experience in a hotel

Questions 21-26

A. it needs patience

B. it is very strict

C. the daily routine of hotel

D. it is short of staff

E. it is noisy

F. it is very tiring

21. the reception         C

22. the restaurant        B

23. the coffee bar        D

24. the shop            F

25. the personnel office  A

26. the cleaning         E

Questions 27-30

27. What does the experience benefit Mona?

A. good for her future job

B. good for her dissertation

C. let her know something of the specific job

28. Why the tutor wants Mona to do the presentation?

A. she can do it skillfully

B. she want to do herself

C. she can show other students how to do a presentation

29. What does Mona suggest Tom to do?

A. go and talk with the career organization in the university

B. talk to his tutor

C. contact the manager of the hotel

30. What’s Tom’s plan for his own essay?

A. about the rise of five-star hotel

B. about the video use in the hotel

C. how hotel develop itself

Section 4

Version

Topic

V14114

Nanotechnology 纳米科技介绍与应用

Questions 31-40

Atoms and molecular

31. development in Nanotechnology is because of a new type of microscope

32. people worried about nanotechnology products are unnatural

Food and Household

33. we get iron from diet

34. reducing the cost of chocolates

35. increasing the flavor of food

Agriculture

36. increase the efficiency of fertilizers in the soil

Medical

37. to kill the food’s bacteria and helps the weight loss program

38. conductors allow drugs to enter into the vein

39. the most popular material contains silver

40. in cosmetics: protect skin against the sun and help to improve the ability against aging

Passage 1

Topic

Rubber

Content Review

Rubber

T&W Musgrove discuss the origins and early uses of rubber

P1 Rubber is planted across the globe. But it has not been in used until the recent 150 years. The first discovery of rubber dates back to ancient Indians, and Atztec people are the first group to record rubber by painting, who lived in the area nowadays is Mexico in the sixth century. After Columbus’s voyage to North America, Native Americans was reported to use rubber, although Para was favored by rubber cultivation than Castilla Elastica.

P2 A Spanish chronicler Juan de Torquemada described a more practical use of rubber. He said that the Spaniards of Mexico found the milk of the tree useful in tapping its sap. Then a French mathematician Charles Le Condamine found the real interest of rubber among Europeans.

P3 In 1818, a British man invented waterproof cloth and named it as rubber. In 1820, another British developed a machine to re-use the waste strips of rubber goods.

P4 Vulcanisation, which is a chemical process for converting natural rubber or related polymers into more durable materials by the addition of sulfur is introduced by Thomas Hancock.

P5 Problems remained that rubber is sometimes smelt bad or it could turn pliant when warm or rigid when cold. People came out with ideas to stabilize it so that it became a versatile material.

P6 After improvement, rubber was widely used in industry. For example, rubber was found in steam engines in the Industrial Revolutions.

P7 The most important invention about rubber is the pneumatic tyre by Dunlop. This invention promoted the mass production of motors as well as the import and export of crude rubber. For example, Britain imported only 211kg crude rubber in 1840. Then it increased to 10,000kg in 1853, then 6 times in 1874.

Questions & Answers

Questions 1-6 T/F/NG

1. Rubber is planted only in some part of the world.   F

(P1 “Rubber is planted cross the globe”)

2. Rubber was first extracted in Mexico in 6c.   F

(P1 “first recorded by Aztec (now Mexico)”; P2“first extraction by Native American Juan de Torquemada”)

3. Para had better quality than Castilla elastica.   NG (P1“Para”)

4. A French mathematician discovered the real interest of rubber among the Europeans.   T (P3 “French mathematician Charles Le Condiane first discovered the real interest of rubber”)

5. The process of vulcanization happened by accident.   NG

(P4“… by adding sulphur – he called this process as vulcanization” )

6. British import of crude rubber fell in nineteenth century.   F

(“only 211 kg in 1843…10,000kg in 1853, six times as much as that in 1874”)

Questions 7-13 SUMMARY

The Commercial Development of Rubber

In 1818, 7. waterproof cloth was invented by using rubber. In 1820, a machine was invented for re-use the 8. waste strips of rubber goods. While some problems remained, for example, it smelt bad or it turned pliant when it is warm or 9. rigid depending on temperatures. Vulcanization was developed to 10. stabilise the quality of rubber and it became a versatile material. Later, rubber was used in industry, especially in 11. steam engines in the Industrial Revolution. The most important invention was in 1888, the 12. pneumatic tyre by Dunlop, which promoted the 13. mass production of motors.

Passage 2

Topic

马戏团

Content Review

The rebirth of circus

A Child living in 18^th century could easily recall the brilliance of circus, the clowns, acrobats, trained animals would leave deep impression on them. However, nowadays circuses are mostly located in well-decorated indoor dooms rather than magnificent tents.

B Acro-arts is a school of training acrobats and gymnasts to work in a circus. A students called Manson said many students were like-minded, they choose this route of life because they were attracted by the creativity and innovative feature of circus. Her classmate Simm, who grow up in a normal family with his mother being a school professor, remembered the first time he learned to juggle the balls he played for six hours without halting.

C The teacher from Russia, has been working for a circus for almost 40 years and now he is the Circo-arts teacher. He worked as a gymnast. After his retirement, the government bought him a nice mansion and he had the best costumes and orchestra. He believes there are three most important characteristics a good circus man should have, the first being perform in a humorous way. For example, his partner and he used humor to please his audience. And the first time he saw a female acrobat standing on a horse he understood the circus is about beauty. Besides, after he saw the stunts work a man with a stick walking on a tightrope, he started to understand the importance of courage.

D Stanislav’s understanding of circus rubbed off on his students. He tried to teach the students the culture of traditional circus. But today, the businessman who runs circus doesn’t like heroic performance.

E “However, recent people might undervalue the hardship of being a circus people, they tend to suffer from various of injuries.” Susan said. There are also many daily routines of school work to be done by the students, like juggling, walking on the string, gymnastics.

F “it took me a whole year to learn to trust my partner, and now I can fall and know he will catch me.” Cook said.

Questions & Answers

Questions 14-17 Matching

NB You may use any letter more than once

14. examples of physical injuries possible.   E

15. examples of subject taught at the circus school.   E

16. the background of a circus school student.   B

17. the difference between traditional circus and modern circus.   A

Questions 18-22 Summary

A Russian circus teacher

He has been working for the circus for almost 40 years and now he is the Circo-arts teacher. He used to be a 18. gymnast. The country offered him with nice accommodation and the best 19. costumes and musical instruments. His partner and he used 20. humor to help their performance. And the first time he saw a female acrobat standing on a horse he understood the circus is about 21. beauty. The third most important thing being a circus man is 22. courage.

Questions 23-26 Matching (名字顺序不确定)

23. Normal person usually underestimated the hardship a circus student faces.   E

24. It is very hard to trust partner completely.   C

25. Most students in circus school have similar characteristics and motivation.   A

26. A love for the first time he practiced a trick.   B

A. Manson

B. Simm

C. Cook

D. xx

E. Susan

Passage 3

Topic

亚洲发射卫星

Content Review

Asian Space: Return of an Asian Invention

P1. The planet Earth is surrounded by a bunch of satellites like the moon going around the earth. Space technology of human beings started from Asia, where the bamboo tubes were filled with gunpowder in 500 BC and the rockets were used in battles of Kaifeng, China for defending invaders. The crucial development and innovation of space technology are predicted to appear in Asia again today.

P2. It is reasonable for the space technology to be developed first in Asia due to the actual needs there. Because of the various geographical conditions, natural disasters and environmental problems, they need new space technology to monitor and solve these problems.

P3. Asian countries developed a wide-range of use in space technology. For example, they utilize satellites to take photos of vegetation from above so as to prevent them from possible disasters.  

P4. Space technology is also used for health and education in Asia. It can be used to help people living in remote areas to communicate with doctors. Distance education can help these people to learn without too much difficulties.

P5. The research about space has also been emphasized in Japan from an early period. Although the process was time-consuming and costs a lot, significant achievements have been obtained.

P6. Discovering the adaptability of small satellites, study on this aspect was popular in Asian countries, including India, China and Japan. They try to utilize small satellites in different fields.

P7. The quick adoption of small satellites established a space capability for Asian countries and offers them the possibility to reduce researching time. The cost of using satellites could also be reduced.

P8. The global increase of using small satellites help to replace costly space and military standard components. It may result in a highly competitive Asian satellite manufacturing industry.

P9. The laws of physics and the principles of electronics and mechanics know no political or cultural boundaries. Management is very much influenced by education, culture, and history. These factors also have an effect on costs, lead times, product designs and international sales.

P10. Space technologies and applications have shown profound effects on Asian culture, commerce, and communities. The commercial completion of companies in researching satellites may promote the innovation so that the cost can be reduced and working efficiency can be improved. These focuses on the development will touch on some of many potential topics of Asian space.

Questions & Answers

Questions 27-32 Choosing the correct heading

27. Section A   iii (第一段)

28. Section B   i (第二段)

29. Section C   vii (第三到四段)

30. Section D   iv (第五段)

31. Section E   ii (第六到八段)

32. Section F   v (第九到十段)

i. Asian needs for new space technology

ii. Independence through utilizing the greater adaptability of satellites

iii. Ancient inventions linked to the future.

iv. An early but slow initial process

v. Non-technical factors influencing Asia’s entrance to the space age

vi. Ancient rockets were used for warfare

vii. New and wide-ranging use of satellites

viii. There are difficulties in identifying different types of satellites

Questions 33-36 Matching

33. Southeast Asian countries wish to take photos of vegetation from above because                                 G

34 Asian countries are interested in advanced medical treatment through distant satellite because                   E

35 Satellites in Polar orbits are useful for mapping because    B

36 management practices cannot be universally adaptable because     C

A. They wanted to find medicinal vegetables.

B. They can take photos of any regions required.

C. They depend on what happened in the past

D. They may take up too much space abroad rocket.

E. They have districts that are difficult to reach.

F. They can help with the study of students.

G. They suffer from such things as forest fires.

Questions 37-40 T/F/NG

37. In 500 BC rockets were used in battles in China.   FALSE

(第一段说明了500 BC是bamboo filled with gunpowder发明出来而不是用于战争)

38. Distance between satellites and antenna is used to detect the movement in earth crust.   TRUE

(第三段讲到地震预测时直接提到了measure the distance between satellites and antenna)

39. Distance education improved the literacy in Asia.   NOT GIVEN

(第四段提到了教育，但只说了可用于偏远地区的远程教育而没有提到结果)

40. Commercial competition prevents the space innovation spreading   FALSE.

(第九十段讲到了commercial competition of companies有助于空间技术的革新而不是阻碍)

Task 1

Type of questions

地图

题目

The diagram shows the fire escape plan in a dorm in a university.

Task 2

Topic

教育

Type of questions

观点类

题目

Some people think that a university student should choose a particular subject rather than a wider range of subject.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

People & Animal

Friends

Celebrity

Pop star

Neighbours

Events

Indoor Games

Housework

Birthdays

Daily routine

History

Objects/Things

Mirror

Watch

Shoes

Jewellery

Vegetables and fruits

Places

Hometown

Home/Accommodation

Media

Newspaper and magazine

Advertisement

Television

Abstract

Work or study

Weekends

Transport

Dream

Politeness

Sunshine

People & Animal

Describe an interesting neighbor.有趣的邻居

Describe a family member made you proud.让你骄傲的家人

Events

Describe an experience you spend your time with a child.和小孩共度时光

Describe an interesting talk or speech.有趣的演讲

Describe an event in history in your country.历史事件

Describe a decision made by others that you disagreed with.不同意的决定

Describe a time you moved to a new home or school.搬家、转学

Describe an enjoyable experience in your childhood.童年趣事

Describe something you want to do for a long time but you haven’t done yet.想做的事

Describe an English lesson you had.英语课

Describe a time you saw lots of people were smiling.好笑的场合

Describe a sport game you’ve watch.喜欢看的运动

Objects/Things

Describe a book you want to read again.重读的书

Describe a kind of foreign food you have had.外国食品

Describe your favourite piece of clothing.喜欢的衣服

Describe a piece of art (like statue, painting).艺术品

Describe an important invention which has changed our life.重要的发明

Describe a kind of vegetable or plant.植物

Describe an occasion that you had a special cake.特殊的蛋糕

Places

Describe a quiet place.安静的地方

Describe a cafe which you have been to.去过的咖啡馆

Describe a big company or organization you know.大公司

Abstract

Describe a plan in your life (that is not related to work or study).一个计划

Describe a well-paid job that you will have in the future.高薪工作

重点话题Sample Answer

Transport

What form of transport do you usually use?

Without any doubt, I would say Mobike. Personally, I like Mobike simply because I can access it anytime through the app. There is no need to return the bike to the original location. Regardless of where I go, I just need to turn on the app and there will be an available bike nearby.