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1、General Training:Reading and Writing Test BREADINGSECTION 1 . Questions 1-14Read the information below and answer Questions I-7.WALK FOR CHARITYDear FriendPlease join us for our annual Walk for Charity.Starting in Weldown,you and your friends can choose a delightful 10,20 or 30 kilometre route.The m

2、oney raised will provide support to help people all over the world.Start collecting your sponsors now and then simply come along on the day.Please read the instructions below carefully,especially if you require transport to and from Weldown.See you on Sunday 14 May,V JessopWalk Co-ordinatorP.S.Well

3、done to last years walkers for helping to raise a grand total of E21,000. The money has already been used to build a childrens playground.114ReadingSTART TIMES:30 km:8-10 am20 km:8-10.30 am10 km:8-11.30 amThe organisers reserve the right to refuse late-comers. CLOTHING should be suitable for the wea

4、ther.If rain is forecast,bring someprotection and be prepared for all eventualities.It is better to wear shoes that have been worn in,rather than ones that are newROUTE MAPS will be available from the registration point.The route will be signposted and marshalled.Where the route runs along the road,

5、walkers should keep toone side in single file,facing oncoming traffic at all times.If you need help along the route,please inform one of the marshals.Free car parking available in car parks and on streets in Weldown.BUSESFor the 10 and 20 km routes,a bus will be waiting at Fenton to take walkers bac

6、k to Weldown.The bus will leave every halfhour starting at midday.The service is free and there is no need to book.115General Training:Reading and WritingQuestions I-7Look at the information on the previous page about a walk for charity.Answer the questions below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/O

7、R A NUMBER from the text for each answer.Write your answers in boxes 1-7 on your answer sheet.1 What is the starting point for the 30 km walk?2 What is the latest start time for the 20 km walk?3 Regarding footwear,what are you warned against wearing?4 What are the officials who help participants on

8、the route called?5 Where does the 20 km walk finish?6 What is the frequency of the Fenton to Weldown bus?7 Which walk does not pass through Lower Brene?116Questions 8-14Read the information below and answer Questions 8-14.The Weeks BestAWild RoseTuesday 19.00)This TV drama is about a young privatede

9、tective employed by a team of New Yorkbusinessmen who send her to Brazil to look into a series of hotel robberies.When she getsthere,she discovers that the hotels,which are owned by the businessmen,have been emptyfor the last two years and the local authorities have no record of any robberiesBAnimal

10、 Planet(Wednesday 23.00)This is a classic black-and-white film from theforties in which astronaut Charlie Huston crash- lands on a planet ruled entirely by animals.It is a first-class suspense adventure which alsolooks at the human condition,although this is not always a successful part of the film.

11、CStrange EncounterSaturday 21.00)and she has succeeded in walking around theworld.Tonight she drinks coffee in a tent and tells her story to Janet Street-Porter before she sets off for the Pyrenees mountainsERubicon 5(Thursday 20.30This is a TV film being used to launch a newscience fiction series.I

12、t has impressive specialeffects and a strong,believable cast ofcharacters who travel to the twenty-thirdcentury.The action takes place in underground cities where the environment is controlled by computersFNew ScienceFriday 19.30)This popular half-hour science magazinecontinues into its twenty-ninth

13、 year,provingtself to be a hardy survivor in the televisionworld.Tonight it is presented by CarolVorderman who introduces five reports,which nclude computer-driven cars and in-flightSuspense is skilfully built up in this clever,small- ten-pin bowling.scale supernatural story.A young couple view a de

14、serted old house that they are interested in buying.They meet a strange old lady who tells them of the mystical powers of the house andhow previous owners have been able to travel back through the centuries to meet theirancestors.DThe Longest WalkTuesday 21.30)Ffyona Campbell is nearly there.All she

15、 has to do now is walk the length of France and BritainGThere and Back AgainSunday 22.00)Paul Therouxs account of his recent journeyfrom London to Japan and back makes idealmaterial for this evenings travel slot.Based on his own novel,the progress of his journey on the railways of Europe and Asia (V

16、ictoria station,Paris,Istanbul.)acts as a fascinatingtraveloque as the inhabitants gradually shift from the West to the East.117General Training:Reading and WritingQuestions 8-14Look at the seven television programmes A-G on the previous page and answer Questions 8-14.For which programme are the fol

17、lowing statements true?Write the correct letter A-G in boxes 8-14 on your answer sheet.NB You may use any letter more than once.8 This programme is in the form of a personal interview.9 This programme is a documentary about technological developments.10 These TWO programmes are about time travel.11

18、This programme is taken from a book.12 This film is the introduction to a set of programmes.13 These TWO programmes are about present-day travellers.14 This programme is about investigating a possible crime.118SECTION 2 Questions 15-27Read the information below and answer Questions 15-20.BINGHAM REG

19、IONAL COLLEGEInternational StudentsOrientation ProgrammeWhat is it?It is a course which will introduce you to the College and to Bingham.It takes place in the weekbefore term starts,from 24th-28th September inclusive,but you should plan to arrive in Bingham on the 22nd or 23rd September.Why do we th

20、ink it is important?We want you to have the best possible start to your studies and you need to find out about all the opportunities that college life offers.This programme aims to help you do just that.It will enable you to get to know the College,its facilities and services.You will also have the

21、chance to meet staff and students.How much will it cost?International students(non-European Union studentsFor those students who do not come from European Union (EU)countries,and who are not used to European culture and customs,the programme is very important and you are strongly advised to attend.B

22、ecause of this,the cost of the programme,exclusive of accommodation,is built into your tuition feesEU studentsEU students are welcome to take part in this programme for a fee of f195,exclusive of accommodation.Fees are not refundable.Accommodation costs(international and EU studentsIf you have booke

23、d accommodation for the year ahead (41 weeks)through the College in one of the College residences (Cambourne House,Hanley House,the Student Village or a College shared house),you do not have to pay extra for accommodation during the Orientation programme.If you have not booked accommodation in the C

24、ollege residences,you can ask us to pre-book accommodation for you for one week only (Orientation Programme week)in a hotel with other international students.The cost of accommodation for one week is approximately 165.Alternatively,you can arrange your own accommodation for that week in a flat,with

25、friends or a local familyWhat is included during the programme?Meals: lunch and an evening meal are provided as part of the programme,beginning with supper on Sunday 23rd September and finishing with lunch at midday on Friday 28th September.Please note that breakfast is not available.nformation sess

26、ions: including such topics as accommodation,health,religious matters,welfare, immigration,study skills,careers and other essential information.Social activities:including a welcome buffet and a half-day excursion round Bingham.Transport: between your accommodation and the main College campus,where

27、activities will take place.119General Training:Reading and WritingQuestions 15-20Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text on the previous page?In boxes 15-20 on your answer sheet,write120TRUEFALSENOT GIVENif the statement agrees with the informationif the statement co

28、ntradicts the informationif there is no information on this15 Participants are advised to arrive one or two days early.16 The cost of the programme for European Union students,excluding accommodation, is f195.17 The number of places available is strictly limited.18 Some students are not charged extr

29、a for accommodation during the programme.19 The College will arrange accommodation with local families.20 You can obtain breakfast at the College for an extra charge.ReadingRead the information below and answer Questions 21-27.Student AccommodationThe College offers five basic accommodation options.

30、Here is some information to help you make your choiceA CAMBOURNE HOUSE-self-catering,student residence,located in the town centre about 2 miles from the main College campus.Up to 499 students live in 6,7 and 8 bedroom flats,all with en-suite shower rooms.Rent is f64 per week, including bills (not te

31、lephone).Broadband Internet connections andtelephones,with communal kitchen/dining and lounge areas.Parking space is available,with permits costing f60 per term.B STUDENT VILLAGE-features 3,4,5 and 7 bedroom,self-catering shared houses for 250 students close to the main College campus.Rent is f60 pe

32、r week inclusive of bills (except telephone).Parking is available with permits costing f90 for the academic year.C HANLEY HOUSE-a second,modern,self-catering residence in the town centre for 152 students.Eighteen rooms per floor with communal kitchens, lounges,bathrooms and toilets.Rent is f53 per w

33、eek including bills (nottelephone).There is no space for parking nearby.D GLENCARRICK HOUSE- a privately-owned and managed student residence in the town centre above a multi-storey car park,close to a major nightclub and housing 120 students.Rooms are allocated by the College AccommodationService.Re

34、nts range from f58.50 to f68.50 for a single en-suite room or larger en-suite room respectively.A small extra charge is made for electricity.E HOUSE SHARES-this recent initiative is a range of shared houses for140 students,conforming to standards set by us to meet all legal safetyrequirements.A room

35、 in a shared house costs between f45 and f55 per week, exclusive of bills,and will be within a 4-mile radius of both campuses.As with halls of residence,the rent is payable termly.121General Training:Reading and WritingQuestions 21-27Look at the accommodation options A-E on the previous page.For whi

36、ch options are the following statements true?Write the correct letter A-E in boxes 21-27 on your answer sheet.NB You may use any letter more than once.21 This is possibly inconvenient for car owners.22 This is best if you like surfing the Web.23 Of the College residences,this has the fewest students

37、.24 This is a new option offered by the College.25 You have to organise parking a year at a time.26 This accommodation does not belong to the College.27 Here you definitely do not have your own bathroom.122ReadingSECTION 3 Questions 28-40Read the passage below and answer Questions 28-40.GLOW-WORMSAT

38、he glow-worm belongs to a family of beetles known as the Lampyridae or fireflies.Thefireflies are a huge group containing over 2000 species,with new ones beingdiscovered all the time.The feature which makes fireflies and glow-worms so appealing is their ability to produce an often dozzling display o

39、f light.The light is used by theadult firefies as a signal to atract a mate,and each species must develop its own call- signto avoid being confused with other species glowing nearby.So within any onearea each species will differ from its neighbours in some way,for example in the colour or pattern of

40、 its light,how long the pulses of light last,the interval between pulses and whether it displays in flight or from the ground.BThe firefliesalmost magical light has attracted human attention for generations.It isdescribed in an ancient Chinese encyclopaedia written over 2000 years ago by a pupil of

41、Confucius.Firefies often featured in Japanese and Arabian folk medicine.All over the world they have been the inspiration for countess poems,paintings and stories.In Britain,for example,there are plenty of anecdotes describing how glow-worms have been used to read by or used as emergency bicycle lam

42、ps when a cyclists bafterieshave failed without warning.Early travellers in the New World came back with similar stories,of how the native people of Central America would collect a type of click beetle and release them indoors to light up their huts.Girls threaded them around their feet to illuminat

43、e the forest paths at night.Fireflies very similar to those we see today have been found fossilised in rocks which were formed about 30 million years ago,and their ancestors were probably glowing long before then.It is impossible to be sure exactly when and where the first fireflyappeared.The highes

44、t concentrations of firefly species today are to be found in thetropics of South America,which may mean either that this is where they first evolved,or simply that they prefer the conditions there.Wherever they first arose,fireflies have since spread to almost every part of the globe.Today members o

45、f the firefly family can be found almost anywhere outside the Arctic and Antarctic circles.CAs with many insects,the glow-worms life is divided into four distinct stages:the egg, the larva(equivalent to the caterpillar of a butterfly),the pupa (or chrysalis)and theadult.The glow-worm begins its life

46、 in the autumn as a pale yellow egg.The freshly laid123General Training:Reading and Writingegg is extremely fragile but within a day its surface has hardened into a shell.The egg usually takes about 35 days to hatch,but the exact time varies according to thetemperature,from about 27 days in hot weat

47、her to more than 45 days in cold weather. By the time it is due to hatch,the glow-worms light organ is fully developed,and itsglow signals that the egg will soon hatch.After it has left the egg,the larva slowly grows from a few millimetres into the sizeand shape of a matchstick.The larval stage is the only time the insect can feed.Thelarva devotes much