2008年云南招聘初中英语教师考试参考样题

英伦Harsh

(满分100分，考试时间150分钟)

专业基础知识

Ⅰ．Vocabulary and Structure 25％

Directions：There are forty incomplete sentences in this part．Forcomplete sentences in this part．For   each sentence there are four choices marked A，B，C   and D．Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence．

1．The new _______machine is a great help in the produc- tion of this factory．

A．adequate    B．sufficient   C．efficient   D．effective

2．Now the problem of energy is becoming critical．It___________an immediate solution．

A．calls on    B．calls for   C．calls up   D．calls at

3．Finding it difficult to___________to the climate in the city he decided to move to the north．

A．adopt    B．adapt    C．fit   D．suit

4．The newspaper will have to____________if it cannot increase   its circulation considerably．

A．close up    B．close down    C．close off   D．close out

5．By this time next year I shall have    all my debts．

A．cleared up    B．cleaned up    C．cleared off   D．cleared awav

6.An old friend from abroad，_____ 1 was expecting to   stay with，telephoned me from the airport．

A．that    B．whom    C．who   D．which

7．_____，the amount left in the bank is hardly worth   mentioning．

A．Having paid my taxes      B．Paying my taxes

C．My taxes having been paid    D．My taxes had been paid   

8．I know the man_____name．

A．for    B．with    C．of  D．be  

9．The lecturer spoke SO fast that I found it hard    what   he was saying.

A．to take in    B．to take out    C．to take over   D．to take up

10．Pumas，which are large，cat-like animals．will not attack   human beings if they ______ undisturbed．

A．1eave    B．are left    C．left   D．have left

11．The relative size of an insect’s wing is much greater than__________.

A．of a bird’S wing    B．that of a bird's wing

C．a wing of a bird is  D．that wing of a bird

12．I___________an answer to my letter within a few days．

A．hope    B．wait    C．100k forward   D．expect

13．一Does Jane want to see that movie? -----Yes-but she says __________go tonight．

A．she’11 rather not    B．she’d not rather

C．she’d rather not     D．she won’t rather

14．Professor Wheelock is always very ________ to the reaction of the audience when he gives lectures．

A．sentimental    B．sensitive    C．sensible   D．positive

15．The audience ___________ dressed in a variety of ways，   some in suits and dress，some in jeans．

A．has    B．iS    C．have   D．are

16．Peter wishes that he _________ law instead of literature   when he was in college．

A．could study    B．studied    C．had studied   D．would study

17．Let you and __________ agree to settle our differences without involving any of the other students．

A．I    B．me    C．myself  D．my

18．If you had told US earlier _________ he was，we could   have introduced him at the meeting．

A．who    B．whom    C．which   D．whoever

19．I_______ me what happened．

A．would like you tell      B．would like you to tell

C．would like you telling   D．would like that you tell  

20．Take an umbrella _________ it rains．

A．in any case    B．because    C．in case   D．for

21．Don’t leave your bicycle out in the rain．It’11 get ________ it rains．

A．rusty    B．crude    C．rough   D．tough  

22．I to him for the error．

A．excused    B．apologized    C．pardoned    D．sorry  

23．Hardly _____________ home when the telephone rang．

A．I got    B．did I get    C．I had got   D．had I got

24．It’S getting rather late．It’S time we ________ home when the telephone rang．

A．are going    B．went    C．go    D．must go25．The colors of that coat and hat don't ______ home when the telephone rang．

A．suit    B．mix    C．match    D．imitate

Ⅱ．Reading Comprehension 20％

Directions：Thei’e are two passages in this part．Each passage isfollowed by five questions or unfinished statements．For each of themthere are four choices marked A，B，C and D．You should decide onthe BEST CHOICE．

Passage 1

It is difficult for doctors to help a person with a hm*brain．With- out enough blood．the brain lives only three to five minutes．Some- times the hurt brain gets better by itself．More often the doctors cannot fix the hurt brain．Sometimes they are aft'aid to try something to help． It is dangerous to work on the brain．The doctor might make the per- son worse if he works on the brain．

Doctor Robert White，a famous professor and doctor，thinks he knows a way to help．He thinks doctors should try to make the brain become very cold．If it is very cold．the brain can live without blood for 30 minutes．This gives the doctors a longer time to do something for the brain．

Doctor White tried his idea on 13 monkeys．First he taught them to do different jobs．Then he operated on them．He made the monkey’S blood go through a machine．The machine cooled the blood． Then the machine sent the blood back to the monkey’S brain．When the brain temperature was 10 degrees，Doctor White stopped the blood to the brain．After 30 minutes he tumed the blood back on．He warmed the blood again．After their operations，the monkeys were as the),were before．They were healthy and busy．Each one could still do the jobs the doctor had taught them．

Doctor White’S idea works well on monkeys．Are there other problems with human beings?Doctor White thinks doctors will use his idea on human beings．He thinks it will help people who have to die when their heart stops；doctors can start it again．The problem comes when the brain is without blood for three to five minutes；the person has a living body，but a dead brain．Maybe in the future，doctors will try Doctor White’S idea．When the person’S heart stops，the doctors will quickly try to cool the blood．They will have 30 minutes to start the heart again．Maybe there will be no problem with the brain．

1．Which of the following expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?

A．Not many doctors can help a hurt brain to recover．

B．Without blood the brain can only live for five minutes．

C．A hurt brain is not an easy problem for doctors to cope with．

D．It is quite dangerous for doctors to operate on the hurt brain．

2．What will help doctors work on the brain?

A．Taking the blood out of the hurt brain．

B．Lowering the temperature of the brain．

C．Helping the brain live outside the body

D．Supplying enough blood for the brain．

3．When a person’s heart stops beating，________ .

A．it doesn’t necessarily mean that he cannot COme to life again

B．it definitely means that he can never come back to life again

C．it undoubtedly means that his brain has died at the same time

D．it undoubtedly neons that his body has died at the same time

4．People most probably die when __________ .

A．they stop breathing    B．they stop bleeding

C．their hearts stop      D．their brain die

5．Which is the best title for this passage?

A．A Study of the Blood of the Monkey

B．A Study of the Brain of the Monkey   

C．A New Way to Work on the Brain   

D．A New Machine to Help the Brain

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Passage 2

Swimming the English Channel requires a tremendous amount of courage and strength，as well as careful training and planning．The three main problems that a swimmer faces are the coldness of the wa- ter，the strong tides，and the roughness of the waves in the channel． Even in swimmer the temperature of the water is never warmer than 50 to 68 degrees，which is the reason most swimmers make their attempts in August when the water is usually warmest．

The main difficulty in training for channel swimming is becoming accustomed to the cold．Swimmers usually spend three to four months practicing in the channel，gradually lengthening the time each day un- til they can stay in the cold water ten or fifteen hours art a stretch in the last stages of training．As added protection against the cold，be- fore they begin a channel crossing，the swimmers cover themselves with a layer of heavy，brownish axle grease，putting on coating 1／1 6 to 1／8 inch thick．

Much of the success in swimming the channel depends upon the timing with the tides．The direct distance from Cap Gris Nez in France to Dover．England—across the narrowest part of the channel—is 2l miles，but the swimmer must go a much longer distance because he does not travel in a straight line in order to swim with the tide chan- ges．Perfect planning and timing are necessary to avoid being caught by the turn of the tide just as he nears the other side．Boats equipped with radar now follow channel swimmers and help keep them on course with the tide changes．Channel swimmers must face the swift currents that move in thechannel．Oflen a swimmer will come within a mile of the shore whenthe tide changes，making it difficult or impossible to finish the event．

Some swimmers are swept SO far off course that the swim from 30 to.

45 miles in the process．Rough waves are also difficult to battle；channel waters are relatively smooth for only a few days each month，and even then there are likely to be dangerous cross cutxent and sudden weather changes．

6．In the passage，the answers Call be found to all the tbllowing   questions EXCEPT ________________ .

A．How does a swimmer get ready for a crossing?

B．Why is timing SO important to a channel swimmer?

C．How far should a swimmer swim in crossing the channel?

D．What risks does a swimmer run in crossing the channel?

7．The main aim in training for channel swimming is __________ .

A．to be used to the water temperature in August

B．to learn to lengthen the practicing time each day

C．to be accustomed to being covered with grease as a protection

D．to be good at standing the long hours in cold water

8．A successful channel swimmer iS said to be the swimmer who _________ .

A．keeps himself on course with the tide changes

B．chooses the narrowest way to the other side

C．takes a curving course，following a radar boat

D．times his crossing SO that he may reach the other side be-   fore tide

9．According to the passage，the radar boat is used for ______ .

A．rescuing the swimmer from drowning when he in danger

B．preventing him from being caught by the tide

C．equipping him for the dangerous crossing

D．giving him the right direction when a storm puts him off   the course

10．The passage is less concerned with showing _______________ .

A．careful training for channel crossing

B．how to overcome the roughness of the water

C．the difficulties caused by the swift currents

D．how to choose the best time for a crossing

Ⅲ．General Knowledge 5％

1．The United States is the largest country in the  world．

A．third    B．fourth  C．fifth D．sixth

2．The British government is established on the basis of _____________ .

A．the constitutional monarchy

B．the federal system

C．the absolute monarchy

D．the republic

3．The American Congress consists of two houses：_________ .

A．the Upper House and the Lower House

B．the House of Lords and the}louse of Commons

C．Senate and the House of Representalives

D．Senate and the House of Commons

4．Roughly Speaking，the English Language has a history of _________ years.

A．3000    B．2500    C．2000 D．1500

5．In 1861，________ broke out．

A．American Independence War

B．American Civil War

C．the Wars of Roses

D．Hundred Years’War

Ⅳ．Proofreading and Error Correction 10％

Directions：The passage contains 10 errors．Each indicated line   contains a maximum of ONE error．In each case，   onZy One word is involved．You should proofread the   passage and correct it in the following way：

When art museum wants a new exhibit，it N—e—v—e—r buys things in finished form and hangs them on the wall．When a natural history museum wants an exhibition，it must often build it．

A child at five is friendly，competent，obedient，although he maybe bossy with otherchildren and is sometimes sufficient independent to call his mother names．He iS still de—pendent adult approval and praise，Group playis often disrupted because of everyone wants tobe the mother or the bride and the captain ofthe fire brigades．By the time a child is five heis usually able to run lightly on his toe．Whenhe hears music which rhythm appeals to him，he may dance in time in the tune．He cancount the fingers of one hand with the index finger.

1．插入

2．去掉never

3．改为exhibit

Ⅴ．Translation 10％

Directions：Translate the following passage into Chinese．

What is learning and what is teaching and how do they interact?

Consider again some traditional definitions a search in contemporarydictionaries reveals that learning is“acquiring or getting of knowledgeof a subject or a skill by study，experience or instruction．”A moresDecialized definition might read as  follows．“Learning is a relativelypermanent change in a behavioral tendency and is the result of reinforced practice．”Similarly，teaching，which is implied in the firstdefinition of learning，may be defined as“showing or helping someoneto learn how to do something，giving instructions，guiding in thestudy of something，providing with knowledge，causing to know orunderstand．”How awkward these definitions are!Isn’t it rather curiOUS that professional lexicographers(辞典编撰人) cannot devisemore precise scientific definitions?More than perhaps anything else，such definitions reflect the difficulty of defining complex concepts like learning and teaching．

Ⅵ．Writing 10％

Directions：Write a teaching plan with about 150-200 words for

the teaching of the comparative and the superlative degrees of adjectives．

Write your plan on the Answer Sheet．(教学安排应包括教学目的、教学内容、教学重点、教学难点、范例、教学步骤及作业布置 教育学、教育心理学部分

Ⅶ．简答题(每小题5分，共10分)

1．如何评价教师课堂教学质量?

2．教学过程的基本特点有哪些?

Ⅷ．论述题(10分)

论述构建主义学习理论的主要观点及教育启示。