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VocabularyandGrammar

ChoothebestanswerA;B;orCtocompleteeachofthefollowing

statements.15分

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greatas________ofwifetomother.

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asthefirst_______cropsfromonecontinenttoanotheronalarge

scale;_______developlocaleconomieswiththeimports.

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moved;;helping

tobed_______;andwhenhewokeuphefoundhestillhadhisshoes

on.

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rdformetoimaginewhatI_______todayifIhadn’tfalleninlove;

attheageofven;withtheMelindaCoxLibraryinmyhometown.

oingD.

canbedoing

udentsarestudyingEnglishintheXi’anGlobalIELTSSchool;_______

isfamousand_______manyexcellentteacherswork.

;;;;that

rpriincostofliving_______thepublicverymuch.

tsD.

concerns

earned_______;nomatterwhathappensandhowbad______emstoday;

lifegoesonanditwillbebetter.

;;;;that

9._______intheregulationisthatstudentsattendatleast80%ofthelectures.

isrequired

10._______hetoldusisthenews_______Chinahasgot32goldmedalsinthe

AthensOlympicGames;______;ofcour;madeusfeelveryexcited.

;which;;that;which

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READING

Questions1-1414分

Youareadvidtospendabout25minutesonQuestions1-14whichrefertoReading

Passage1below

FINDINGTHELOSTFREEDOM

vatecarisassumedtohavewidenedourhorizonsandincreadour

considerourchildren’smobility;theycanbedrivento

moreplacesandmoredistantplacesthantheycouldvisitwithoutaccessto

r;allowingourcitiestobedominatedbycarshas

progressivelyerodedchildren’enhavelost

muchoftheirfreedomtoexploretheirownneighborhoodorcitywithoutadult

ntsurveys;whenparentsinsomecitieswereaskedabout

theirownchildhoodexperiences;themajorityrememberedhavingmore;orfar

more;opportunitiesforgoingoutontheirown;comparedwiththeirown

dmorefreedomtoexploretheirownenvironment.

en’sindependentaccesstotheirlocalstreetsmaybeimportantfor

theirownpersonal;ngthemto

gettoknowtheirownneighborhoodandcommunitygivesthema‘nof

place’.Thisdependson‘activeexploration’;whichisnotprovidedfor

ildrenmayemore;butthey

yisitimportantthatchildrenareabletogettolocal

playareasbythemlves;butwalkingandcyclingjourneystoschoolandto

otherdestinationsprovidegenuineplayactivitiesinthemlves.

reverysignificanttimeandmoneycostsforparentsassociatedwith

transportingtheirchildrentoschool;ch

intheUnitedKingdomestimatedthatthiscost;in1990;wasbetween10billion

and20billionpounds.

uctioninchildren’sfreedommayalsocontributetoaweakeningof

rchildrenandadultsuthestreets

aspedestrians;sless

opportunityforchildrenandadultstohavethespontaneouxchangesthat

itlfmayexacerbatefears

associatedwithassaultandmolestationofchildren;andwhocanlookoutfor

theirsafety.

ratrafficinvolvedintransportingchildrenresultsinincread

trafficcongestion;oadsbecomemore

dangerous;moreparentsdrivetheirchildrentomoreplaces;thuscontributing

whohas

experienceeitherthereducedvolumeoftrafficjamsnearschoolsattheend

ofaschoolday;;thereare

alsoimportantenvironmentalimplicationsofchildren’slossoffreedom.

vidual;parentsstrivetoprovidethebestupbringingtheycanfortheir

r;indoingso;ingtheirchildrentosport;school

orgenerally;theideathat‘streetsareforcarsandbackyardsand

playgroundsareforchildren’sastronglyheldbelief;andparentshave

littlechoiceasindividualsbuttokeeptheirchildrenoffthestreetsif

theywanttoprotecttheirsafety.

partsofDutchcities;andsometrafficcalmedprecinctsinGermany;

residentialstreetsarenowplaceswherecaresmustgivewaytopedestrians.

Intheareas;residentsareacceptingtheviewthatthefunctionofstreet

smayalsobeforsocial

interaction;walking;hemostimportantaspects

oftheEuropeancities;intermsofgivingcitiesbacktochildren;hasbeen

arangeof‘trafficcalming’initiatives;aimedatreducingthevolumeand

nitiativeshavehadcomplexinteractiveeffects;

rearch

hasdemonstratedthatchildreninmanyGermancitieshavesignificantlyhigher

levelsoffreedomtotraveltoplacesintheirownneighborhoodorcitythan

childreninothercitiesintheworld.

ingcitiesinordertoenhancechildren’sfreedomwillnotonlybenefit

tieswillbecomemoreenvironmentallysustainable;aswell

s;itwill

beourconcernforourchildren’swelfarethatconvincesusthatweneedto

challengethedominanceofthecarinourcities.

Questions1—5

Readstatement1-5whichrelatetoparagraphs1;2and3ofthereadingpassage.

AnswerTifthestatementistrue;Fifthestatementisfal;orNIifthere

beendoneforyouaxample.

Example:Theprivatecarhasmadepeoplemoremobile.

Answer:T

vatecarhashelpedchildrenhavemoreopportunitiestolearn.F

enaremoreindependenttodaythantheyudtobe.F

gandcyclingtoschoolallowschildrentolearnmore.T

ssavetimeandmoneybydrivingchildrentoschool.T

Questions6—9

InParagraphs4and5;roblems;numbered

asquestions6-9;theproblemshasacau;listed

ecorrectcauforeachoftheproblemsandwritethecorresponding

letterA-G;beendone

remorecausthanproblemssoyouwillnotuall

ofthemandyoumayuanycaumorethanonce.

Problems

Caus

Example:Lownofcommunityfeeling

sbecomelesssociable.B

hancesformeetingfriends.F

fdangerforchildren.D

accidentrisk.G

ltsknowlocalchildren

eopleuthestreets

dpollution

sarelessfriendly

afficinschoolholidays

dfreedomforchildren

ildrendriventoschool

Questions10—14

Questions10-14arestatementbeginningswhichreprentinformationgivenin

Paragraphs6;oxbelow;been

doneforyouasanexample.

Example:Bydrivingtheirchildrentoschool;parentshelpcreate……

Answer:I

enshouldplay……

Germantowns;pedestrianshaverightofway……

sshouldalsobeudfor……

ngtheamountoftrafficandthespeedis……

plewholiveinthecitywillbenefitifcitiesare……

Listofstatementendings

Ⅰ--dangerounvironment

Ⅱ—modified

Ⅲ--onresidentialstreets

Ⅳ—modifyingcities

Ⅴ--neighborhoods

Ⅵ--socializing

Ⅶ—inbackyards

Ⅷ—forcars

Ⅸ—trafficcalming

Ⅹ—residential

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