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1、Model Test 1Section AConversation OneW: Hey, Tom! I heard that you are auditing at the history class. How do you like it?M: Pretty good! Prof. Lincoln talked a lot about Africa yesterday. 1-1 Do you know which African country has the strongest economy?W: 1-2 I would guess South Africa. Its probably
2、got the most modern infrastructure of all the African countries.M: 1-3 Exactly! And Prof. Lincoln said that it is one of the most stable democracies in that part of the world.W: Sounds interesting. What else did Prof. Lincoln say?M: As developed as it is now, thats not to say that there havent been
3、problems. I bet you can guess what Im referring to.W: Apartheid?M: Yes, under apartheid, the government maintained a policy of separating the white minority and the black majority. 2 Early on, black people were barred from being members of parliament. It was a whites-only government. W: Does everyon
4、e speak English in South Africa?M: No, not necessarily. Most people do, but 3 there are actually eleven official languages. English is one. The most commonly spoken language thats native to the area would be Zulu.W: Andand how about the population there?M: Interestingly, South Africa has the largest
5、 population of people of European descent in Africa, and the largest Indian population outside of Asia. Not only that, 4 it also has the largest mixed race community in Africa. W: Oh, you really know a lot about that country now! I guess I want to audit at the history class next semester.M: I bet yo
6、u wont regret it.Questions 1 to 4 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1.According to the conversation, what is the situation about South Africa?2.What does the man say about the black people under apartheid?3.How many official languages are there in South Africa?4.What can we learn abo
7、ut South Africa from the conversation?Conversation TwoW: Hello.M: Hello, is that the reference library?W: Yes. Can I help you?M: I hope so. I rang earlier and asked for some information about Denys Hawtin, the scientist. You asked me to ring back.W: Oh, yes. I have found something.M: Good. Ive got a
8、 pencil and paper. Perhaps you could read out what it says.W: Certainly. Hawtin, Denys. Born: Darlington 1836; died New York 1920. M: Yes. Got that.W: Inventor and physicist. The son of a farm worker, 5 he was admitted to the University of London at the age of fifteen. M: Yes.W: He graduated at seve
9、nteen with a first class degree in Physics and Mathematics. All right? M: Yes, all right.W: He made his first notable achievement at the age of eighteen. It was a method of refrigeration which arose from his work in low temperature physics. 6 He became professor of Mathematics at the University of M
10、anchester at twenty-four, where he remained for twelve years. During that time he married one of his students, Natasha Willoughby.M: Yes. Go on.W: Later, working together in London, they laid the foundation of modern Physics by showing that normal laws of cause and effect do not apply at the level o
11、f subatomic particles. For this he and his wife received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1910, and 7 did so again in 1912 for their work on very high frequency radio waves. In his lifetime Hawtin patented 244 inventions. Do you want any more?M: Yes. When did he go to America?W: Let me see. 8 In 1920
12、he went to teach in New York, and died there suddenly after only three weeks. Still, he was a good age.M: Yes. I suppose so. Well, thanks.Questions 5 to 8 are based on the conversation you have just heard.5.What do we learn about Denys Hawtin when he was 15?6.What did Denys Hawtin do at the age of 2
13、4?7.For what were Denys Hawtin and his wife awarded the Nobel Prize a second time?8.Why did Denys Hawtin go to New York?Section BPassage OnePianos are normally found in building for obvious reasons. However, theres one piano in the city in the north of England that has a more unusual homein the stre
14、et.When Nick and Doug were moving into their new house, 9 they couldnt get their piano up the steps because they were too steep. So they ended up leaving the piano on the pavement and all of a sudden they found that local people started to play it, and it very quickly became known as the street pian
15、o. At some point, the council threatened to take it away 10 because they said it was an obstruction to the pavement. Then all the local players were up in arms about it and put notes all over the piano saying, “Please save the street piano.”These are all the messages of support that people have stuc
16、k on the piano. One of them says, “Dont get rid of the street piano. 11 Its part of our heritage now. We love you, street piano.” And another says, “I find I trip over wheelie bins much more often than pianos. Save the street piano.” Some older member of the community says, “I think its great. I think its wonderful. As I walk by, young people no more horse around but have a go on it. I think its a legend in its own lifetime；its something that
