FCE真命题练习进步

1、FCE 真 题 练 习 ( 一 ) PAPER1 READING(1hour)Part1 The horse raceWhen the telephone rang on Friday evening and Rachels Kevin Huzzard,her mouth suddenly dried up with excitement.Got a ride for youtomorrow in the race at Chesterfield ,Kevin said. Oh great, is it Catch Boy? He s a great horse. No sorry .Bryn

2、 s down to ride him. This is a race for amateur riders.The horse is called Hay Days, trained by Billy Allaway. Seems this is a nice sort of a horse but he likes to do things his way. Hes been in a couple ofrace and took off like rocket, but finished near the back. He ran out of energy most likely. T

3、he thinking is he might settle down for a rider like you. OK? Yes, of course, thanks, said Rachel. Good. Well, it ll be useful experience for you. Just be there early.It was a long time before Rachel got off to sleep. The initial disappointment that she was not to ride Catch Boy quickly gave to exci

4、tement. Hay Days, she decided, was rather a happy name for a horse.As she was riding against fellow amateurs, the competition shouldnt beso severe. If she made mistakes perhaps they wouldn t be as noticeableas they would in a race dominated by professional male riders.Her father, on hearing the news

5、, had even offered to drive to Chesterfield to support her. Rachel, though grateful that her father had at long last accepted her ambitions, thought that it wasn t a good idea. If she had a fall or made a disastrous error of judgement, she didn t want any member of her family to observe it.The follo

6、wing morning was moist and misty and Rachel s first fear wasthat racing at Chesterfield might be abandoned because of fog. She listened to weather reports on her radio as she made breakfast but she learned little that helped to clarify the situation. In any case, local fog often disappeared rapidly

7、when the sun broke through and thats why, insuch conditions, no decision about cancellation would be taken early.At the stables a trainer called Allen Smith had some advice for her. Lethim know who s boss right from the start, These unknown horses can be really awkward, so don t let him get up to an

8、y tricks. Keep a real tight hold of his head. Then you re likely to finish the race together, not separately. That ll please the horse s owner well. At the racecourse itself more advice was offered freely by other riders, and, more importantly. by Hay Days trainer Billy Allaway. Hes not abad little

9、horse. I think perhaps he wants the gentle touch, the soft voice.He had a difficult time when he was young and so he s liable to get upset if his rider sounds angry. That seemed to conflict with what shed been told by Allen Smith, but she had to forget that.The fluttering of nerves in her stomach wo

10、uldn t die down and shedesperately wanted some food. Even though she would have no weight problems whatsoever, for the horse was, according to race rules, due to carry a rider of 65 kilos (which meant putting a lot of lead in the saddle pockets to make up the difference between that weight and Rache

11、ls),she felt that it would be unwise to eat because she had difficulty concentrating with a full stomach.To her delight, Hay Days turned out to be a very good-looking deep chestnut horse. Billy Allaway was already in the racing paddock, where all the racehorses were waiting. Feeling a touch nervous?

12、 he enquired with one of his widest grins. A bit, she admitted. Just as it should be. That way you wont get too cocky and think youknow it all. Now just remember what I said. Take it easy and come back safe and sound. Rachel looked around at the other horses. A brown male called Ever-so-helpful was

13、trying to show hed been ill-named by throwing hishead about in a very wild manner. She was thankful her own horse was so calm . It was undeniably embarrassing to have to fight for control in front of such a crowd spectators. And then came the announcers call tothe staring line.1. What do we learn ab

14、out the horse Hay Day s performance in previous races?A. He was uni ucky not to win.B. He started too fast.C. He seemed to make little effort.D. He deliberately ran in the wrong place.2. As she lay in bed, how did Rachel feel about the race.worried that her horse was un familiar to herB. convin ced

15、of the likelihood of her successC. concerned about her horse s reputationD. aware the other riders might not be very tale nted3. How did Rachel feel when she heard the weather forecast?A. rather un clear as to whether she should risk raci ngB. fairly hopeful that the race would go aheadC. upset that

16、 the fog was in terferi ng with her pla nsD. resig ned to un pleasa nt raci ng con diti ons4. Who does boss refer to in line 44?A. the trainerthe riderC. the horseD. the owner5. What was Billy doing when he spoke to Rachel at the racecourse?A. attempti ng to calm her dow nB. trying to correct Allen

17、Smith s opinionC. warning her that the horse was not up to standardD. offering an explanation for the horse s character6. Why did Rachel avoid eating any food in the period before the race?She was concerned about meeting the weight limit for riders.B. She wan ted to use the time thi nk about the rac

18、e.C. She thought this might affect her performa nee.D. She felt too n ervous to eat anything.7. What does cocky mean in line 74?A. forgetfulB. worriedC.arroga ntD. cheerful8. What point is made about the brow n horse?A. His actions in timidated Rachel.B. His n ame gave no in dicati on of his behavio

19、ur.C. His actions were a source of amuseme nt to the crowd.D. His n ame proved difficult for the race announ cer.Part2My first in terview for the school magaz ineMy school publishes a magaz ine once a month which is writte n by the stude nts. It s run by a group of volun teers who con tribute and co

20、llectarticles. I volunteered to help last year.When the editor contacted me with an idea for an article, my initial was annoyance. I d been ill for a week, and I d fallen behind on schoolwork, debate team assignments, and college application essays. 9 My first thought was,Oh great, another thing to

21、deal with!When I discovered, however, that the thing was an invitation to interview the journalist Nicholas Kristof, my irritation vanished completely. What an opportunity! I d always been an enthusiastic reader of his articles in TheNew York Times. 10 I was fascinated by his humanitarian and journa

22、listic career, and I was very much looking forward to meeting him and writing an article about him for the school magazine.Although I am a native New Yorker, Id never been to the New York Timesbuilding. I found the modern design attractive, and also discovered that the cafeteria served excellent foo

23、d. 11 Even though I know a singlecomputer could hold all that information and more, seeing them was a reminder of the incredible volume of information and analysis that goes into writing newspaper articles.Id spent a few hours preparing with my classmate Eliza, whod alsobeen invited to take part in

24、the interview. We d discussed what questions to ask Nicholas Kristof and Id written them on separate piecesof card. Although I felt ready, it was still a relief to be sharing theinterview with Eliza 12 As it turned out, I shouldnt have been sonervous.When Nicholas Kristof welcomed us into his office

25、, he was charming, and throughout the meeting he seemed genuinely interested in talking to us. He didn t hurry us and gave us the chance to ask our questions. 13 As it progressed, things got better and it felt less like a volley of questions and answers and more like a normal conversation.The interv

26、iew was filmed and it was interesting for me to learn exactly how this was done. When we arrived, we were told that we would have to do the interview twice. The first time the cameraman filmed Nicholas Kristof only. 14 We weren t able to see the final result that day but Nicholas Kristof has promise

27、d to send the film to us when its finished.By the end of the day. I d learned a lot about interviewing people. 15 In particular, I ll have to try and make the conversation seem more natural. But, overall, it was an incredible experience, and Im verygrateful to the school magazine for having given me

28、 such an amazingopportunity despite how long it took me to respond to their initialphone call.A. Not only was he a very friendly person, but also the idea of havinga partner helped calm the butterflies in my stomach.B. I honestly enjoyed every moment and his responses about these particular issues r

29、eally made me laugh.C. Admittedly,Im going to have to work on some aspects of myinterview skills.D. My excitement was mixed with anxiety, though, especially after I went online and read up on his extraordinary achievements.E. I realised later it would have been better if Id spent less time reading d

30、irectly from the material Id prepared, but fortunately theinterview wasn t a complete disaster.F. Then, I d turned on my cell phone and there was a message waiting for me.G. Afterwards, when we asked our questions again, he just focused on the two so us.H. But my favourite aspect was the sheer numbe

31、r of books piled and shelved around the different offices.Part3In which section does Stacey mentionnolonger havingmuchtime topractice herpart?16tryingnot letherhopesget toohigh?17theprofessionalismof theentirecast?18 a strange feeling of familiarity?19 occasions when her attitude displeased her boss

32、es?20 an actor who took a while become friendly?21 being required to do some quick thinking?22 the way some of the cast dealt with their fame?23 reacting in a negative way to something she saw?24 being thrown into confusion?a26change inthescheduling of theprogramme?anindividualwhotried to makeher la

33、ugh?27beingsurprisedbyan individual s reaction?28understanding that she d made a mistake aboutthe cast members?29anoccasionwhenshegotembarrassed?30 My life in Silver StreetAId played a couple of very minor TV parts, so I went along to the audition for a part in Silver Street. There I met up with an

34、old friend, LucyParvin, who was also auditioning and we were messing about and couldn t stop laughing. When they told me to act a scene based on a line they gave me, which was,I know that s a lie, I was rather taken bysurprise, but I did my best. I knew my old school friend Bob Copperfield had been

35、in the cast for the past five years. I loved watching him in action and now I stared to think: could I really be about to get a part alongside him? It was too incredible to imagine-so I avoided thinking about it as I didn t want to get disappointed.BWhen I heard I d got the part, I spent the next fe

36、w days not knowingwhat to think, going from feeling wildly happy to being absolutely terrified! When I got to the film set, the security guard on the gate asked me who I was. I was sure he wouldnt believe me when I said, I m inSilver Street, but he didn t laugh. He just waved me in politely. Immedia

37、tely I saw famous faces from the cast: Martin Vicars, Hilary Moss.I was completely in awe of them, but they came over to say hello asI went in. My first ever scene was a huge row in the market square with Mary, my screen mother. After we had finished filming, everyone on set and the crew clapped. I

38、had got so completely involved that I didn t realise they were all watching. And I blushed bright red.C In past acting jobs I d got to know the other actors gradually over the first few days of filming. But with Silver Street it was different. I felt as though I know everyone already because Id seen

39、 them so often on screen-it was very odd-but when I began work I realised that I didn t know them at all. The actors were often so different from their screen characters, and I had to undo any image I had of them and start all over again. I felt very shy with most of the cast, although I made an eff

40、ort to appear confident and cheerful. Some of them took longer to get to know than others. Norma Steel, who played Mrs Rocket, warmed to me slowly, but eventually we got quite close.DI was given a dressing room of my own, next to Bob s. So we saw a lot ofeach other and, sometimes when were on set to

41、gether, we used to get the giggles so badly that we were called to the production office and told off like naughty children. No doubt we deserved it, but despite our fooling around we both worded hard and never got a line wrong. I watched the first ever scene I appeared in at home on TV with Mum and

42、 the family. They loved it but I hated watching myself, and thought my voice was awful. At first Silver Street was only on twice a week, and we had time for rehearsals. But six months after I arrived the number of episodes was increased to three so we were too busy to have rehearsalswe just had to l

43、ear n the script and go straight to filmi ng.EDespite the enormous press interest in Silver Street, there were no star egos there. We were actors wanting to do a good job, and thats how wesaw ourselves. Impressed by everyone elses attitude, I was determinednot to let any of them down. I could see th

44、at the actors who coped best were the ones who kept their feet on the ground and went home to their families rather than going off parting. One really funny guy on the cast was Mark Pointer. Often just before I was due to film a scene he d deliberately give me a funny look, and that would set me off

45、 giggling again. It was a really happy time in my life.PAPER3 Part1Houdini, the great escape artistThe magic tricks of Harry Houdini still(0) () some of the topmagicians in the world today. In the early twentieth century, before the invention of television, Houdini attracted audiences in huge (1) ()

46、 to his shows. His (2) ( ) to escape fromseemingly impossible situations made him a legend.Born Erik Weisz in Hungary, he moved to the USA with his family in 1878.As a nine-year-old boy, he called himself prince of the air and (3) ( ) acts in his neighbourhood, swinging high above the ground on a ba

47、r and ropes. He later(4) ( ) a living doingmagic tricks and began experimenting with escape acts. He also changedhis name to Houdini in(5) () of a French magician he (6)( ) admired. His early tricks (7) ( ) escaping from boxes while his hands were chained together, and over the years, his acts (8) (

48、) increasingly ambitious. In one lf his mostfamous tricks the great magician was chained up inside an underwater cage, and somehow (9)( ) to free himself while his spectators (10) ( ) on in amazement.(11) ( ) to all this, Houdini acted in films and wrote several books. Although he shared some of his

49、 secrets, many of his tricks(12)( ) a mystery.5.A creditB markC respect1.A amountsB volumesC numbersD sizes2.A skillB abilityC qualityD gift3.A playedB appearedC performedDexhibited4.A receivedB gainedC collectedDearnedhonour6. A highlyB greatlyC widelyDsignificantly7. A containedB relatedC involved

50、Dconcerned8. A improvedgrewB developedC advancedD9.AsucceededB realisedCmanagedDachieved10.AlookedB sawCviewedDregarded11.AAs wellB In additionC Along withD Inexcess12.AmaintainB remainC surviveDendure0.A inspireB dreamC persuadeimaginePart2My Arctic adventureTry somethi ng differe nt for your n ext

51、 holiday-join Students on lce , a scientific expedition to the Arctic. Last year I did just (0) () , andit was absolutely fantastic!(13) () was lots to do before I was readyto set (14) () on my journey, though. Ihad to organise (15) () number offundraising events and ask companies in advance for sponsorship in (16) () to getenough money together. But a (17) ()monthslater, I was headingto the CanadianArctic, excited about seeing the snow. In the Arctic there (18) () b