英语通用职业技能竞赛(个人赛项目)初赛——职业能力在线试题ForthecontestantsPage1of13I.ListeningComprehensionandtyping(英文听打)Directions:Inthefollowingpractice,youwillhearashortdialogue.Pleasetypethecorrectinformationontheanswersheetaccordingtothe5questionsgivenbellow:某女士打电话联系Gail,与他谈论其度假的情况,请听录音(附音频文件),根据录音内容填写下面的相关信息:ItemsInformation1.WheredidGailspendthenights?2.Wheredidtheycook?3.WhatdidGailthinkofthepeopleinthecountry4.Howwastheweatherinthecountry5.Whomdidtheymeet?II.ReadingComprehension(阅读理解)Directions:inthefollowingpractice,youaregoingtoread5passages.Afterreadingapassage,youwillfindquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachquestionorstatement,youarerequiredtomakethecorrectchoiceamongA,B,CandDPassage1Hundredsofyearsago,aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots,abravepeople,lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland,butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.Onenight,theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopahill.“Wewillrestheretonight,mymen,”hesaid.“Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie.”Theywereallverytired,sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty,butthey,too,wereverytired,andonebyone,alsofellasleep.TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheyclimbedupthehillside,takingcarenottomakeasound.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore,thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly,oneofthemputhisfootonathistle.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment,theywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidnotlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.1.Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween_______.A.RomanarmyandNorthEnglandB.RomanarmyandtheScots英语通用职业技能竞赛(个人赛项目)初赛——职业能力在线试题ForthecontestantsPage2of13C.EnglandandScotsD.abravepeopleandtheScots2.AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecause_______.A.theScotswerenotbraveB.theRomanarmywassostrongC.theScotsdidnothaveagoodleaderD.theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottish3.“Wemustwinorwewilldie.”WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeans_______.A.theyweresuretowinB.theycouldn’tescapefromdeathC.theywouldwinandthentheywoulddieD.theymusttryhardtowin,otherwisetheywouldbekilled4.TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecause_______.A.theydidn’twanttowaketheScotsB.theywantedtoreachthetopC.theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirstD.theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethistle5.ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecause_______.A.ItisabeautifulplantB.itisfreshandlovelyC.ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloveritD.itwasthethistlethathelptheScotstowinthebattlePassage2Someteenagersthinkthatnewspapersareboringandonlyforadults.Butthat’snottrue.Therearemanyinterestingstoriesinthepaper.Youjustneedtomakeclearwhatyouarelookingat.“Ispendabouthalfanhourreadingnewspaperseveryday,”said15-year-oldGaoMingfromBeijing.“I’minterestedinthingshappeningatschool.”Schoolnewsisjustonekindofnewsstoryinnewspapers.There’salsoworldnews:frominternationalproblemstopopstars.Readthenewspapercarefully,we’llfinddifferenttypesofarticlesonthepages.Newsstories——thesestoriesareaboutevents.Reporterstrytoshowallpointsofastorytohelpreadersunderstandwhathappened.Reporterstrytospeaktoasmanypeopleaspossible.Theyalsousepicturesandnumberstoshowthereadersthatthestoriesaretrue.ThenewspaperTeenagershaslotsofnewsstoriesonthenewspageandfrontpage.Whenwereadthem,welearnmoreaboutthefacts,notthewriters’ideas.Opinionwriting——opinionwritingisusuallyaboutsomethinghappeningrightnow.Butitisn’tjustfacts.Herewritersaddtheirownopinionstothenews.Writerspickonlythefactsthathelpbackuptheirideas.Theymakereadersbelievethattheyaretellingthetruth.Thisisusuallythekindofstorythatgetspeoplethinking.Goto“SpeakOut”onPageTwoforanexampleofopinionwritinginTeenagers.英语通用职业技能竞赛(个人赛项目)初赛——职业能力在线试题ForthecontestantsPage3of13Advertisement——Don’tgethappytooearlywhenyoureadthem.Thosesweetwordsandlovelypicturesarejustthewaystogetusinterestedintheirproducts!Peoplehavetopayadvertisementsinnewspapers!6.Theunderlinesentencemeansthatthereaders“______”A.shouldunderstandinterestingnewsstoriesB.oughttoknowwhichkindofthingstoreadC.needtolookattheschoolnewsfirstD.mustknowthecontentsofallthenews7.Writersusesomefactsinopinionwritingsbecausetheywantus______theiropinions.A.tounderstandB.torememberC.toagreewithD.tospeakout8.Wecannotfindthefactsofanevent______.A.inadvertisementsB.intheschoolnewsC.inopinionwritingD.onthefrontpage9.Inthewriter’sopinion,we’dbetterbe______advertisementsinnewspapers.A.interestedinB.againstC.worriedaboutD.carefulof10.Thispassagemainlydiscusseshow______.A.reporterswritedifferentkindsofnewsB.teenagersgetinterestedinnewspapersC.readerscanreadnewspapersinbetterwaysD.readerscandealwithdifferentkindsofnewsinnewspapersPassage3Howmuchpaperdoyouuseeveryyear?Maybeyoucan'tanswerthisquestionquickly.In1900theworld'suseofpaperwasaboutonekilogramforeachpersoninayear.Nowsomecountriesuse50kilogramsofpaperforeachpers