1、2016届英语临门一脚试题一、阅读理解These days, young people in some English-speaking countries are speaking a strange language, especially when communicating on social media.Look at these words chosen by The Washington Post: “David Bowie dying is totes tradge,” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal it made me totes emosh.”
2、 Or this sentence: “BAE, let me know if you stay in tonight.”What on earth do they mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of “totally”. Similarly, “tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional”. It seems that, for millennials (千禧一代), typing in this form is not only time-saving but fashionable.As
3、 you can see, many millennial slangs are formed by so-called “totesing” the systematic abbreviation（缩写）of words. The trend might have started with “totally” becoming “totes”, but it now has spread to many other English words. The origins of other millennial slangs are more complex than “totesing”. “
4、Bae”, for example, has been widely used by African-Americans for years. It can be an expression of closeness with ones romantic partner or, like “sweetheart”, for someone without romantic connection. After pop singer Pharrell used the word in his work, “bae” became mainstream.Some people might think
5、 millennial slangs lower the value of the English language, but Melbourne University linguist Rosey Billington doesnt agree. She says when people are able to use a language in a creative way, they show that they know the language rules well enough to use words differently. Two other linguists, Laure
6、n Spradlin and Taylor Jones, share the same view. The two analysed hundreds of examples of totes-speak and discovered totesing has complex roots. It isnt simply an adult version of baby talk, nor a clever way to minimize your word count. Rather, it is a highly organized system that relies on a speak
7、ers mastery of English pronunciation. It is about sounds, follows sound system of English and has strict rules.1. Why do young people like using e-slangs?A. They are time-consuming.B. They are in fashion.C. They are complex.D. They are in order.2. Whats the authors purpose of mentioning “Bae” in Par
8、agraph 5?A. To support that totesing is no baby talk.B. To analyse the usage of millennial slangs.C. To inform people how it became mainstream.D. To explain the complex origins of millennial slangs.3. Which statement may Rosey Billington agree with? A. Totesing is a loosely organized system.B. Mille
9、nnial slangs lower the value of English. C. Totes-speak requires a good command of English. D. Millennial slangs is just an adult version of baby talk.4. The underlined word “minimize” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _.A. createB. reduceC. organizeD. underestimate5. Whats the best title of
10、the passage?A. E-slangs Catch on Among YouthB. Linguists Disapprove of TotesingC. Millennial Slangs Take the LeadD. English Has Greatly Changed二、七选五阅读 Frenchmen Sebastien Foucan and David Belle invented free running when they were boys in the 1980s. 6 It involved running, jumping and climbing across
11、 their playground. Gradually, they found more interesting places to play and gave themselves more difficult challenges. 7 Today, free running is well known around the world. In 2003, there was a documentary on British TV called Jump London. 8 French director Luc Besson has made two films about free
12、running. The sport has also taken off in the US and has appeared in adverts for trainers on TV.Like many extreme sports, free running is considered to be a difficult and exciting sport and the competitors have to be very fit and very brave. 9 One of the most important of these is that the aim isnt t
13、o beat your opponent. You only ever challenge yourself.Another important difference between free running and many other sports is that there are no absolute rules to follow. Runners find their own ways of doing things. Despite this, beginners are advised to start slowly. 10 This will help them to av
14、oid too many broken bones and cuts and bruises. Then as their confidence grows they can learn the more difficult moves and find more difficult obstacles.A. The “moves” became more difficult and more complicated and, eventually, the game developed into the sport of free running.B. They should learn b
15、asic moves such as how to jump and land properly.C. Anybody who is fit enough can be a free runner.D. It showed Foucan and a group of other free runners, walking, running and jumping across the citys most famous landmarks.E. They were playing together when they thought of a new game.F. However, the
16、runners insist that there are also many differences between free running and other sports.G. This is free running and its one of the worlds newest and most exciting sports.三、完型填空Really wanting to buy nothing, I walked into the grocery store. I just wanted to stay there quietlythe pain of 11 my husba
17、nd was still too great. And this supermarket held so many sweet 12 . He often came with me, and always bought me yellow roses.Standing 13 the meat, I searched for the perfect small steak 14 my husband used to love it. 15 a woman came up beside me. I watched as she picked up a large pack of T-bone st
18、eaks, dropped them in her basket, 16 , and then put them back. She turned to go and once again 17 for the pack of steaks. She saw me 18 her and she smiled. “My husband loves T-bone steaks, but they are so expensive.”“My husband 19 away eight days ago,” I told her, and 20 to control the sadness in my
19、 voice, “Buy him the T-bone steaks. And 21 every moment you have together.” 22 by my words, she placed the steaks in her basket and walked away 23 . But several minutes later she came towards me again, 24 a package in her arms. She was 25 the brightest smile I had ever seen.As she 26 , I saw what sh
20、e held. “These are for you,” she placed three beautiful yellow roses in my hands. I wanted to tell her what the roses 27 for me, but, unable to speak, only watching her walking away.Looking down at the roses, I wondered 28 she knew it. Suddenly the answer seemed so 29 . I wasnt alone. There were 30
21、many people caring for me and willing to help me. Just be thankful for what you have and who you are.11. A. rememberingB. missingC. losingD. forgetting12. A. groceriesB. memoriesC. flowersD. dreams13. A. byB. forC. beyondD. against14. A. even if B. in caseC. untilD. since15. A. ActuallyB. Suddenly C
22、. InstantlyD. Hopefully16. A. ignoredB. sufferedC. doubtedD. hesitated17. A. reachedB. settledC. sentD. paid18. A. calming B. helpingC. watchingD. stopping19. A. commanded B. clearedC. movedD. passed20. A. requested B. foughtC. offeredD. pretended21. A. recognizedB. recoverC. treasureD. imagine22. A
23、. SurprisedB. EmbarrassedC. PanickedD. Frightened23. A. softlyB. violentlyC. silentlyD. wildly24. A. fasteningB. carryingC. pickingD. opening25. A. coveringB. rollingC. spreading D. wearing26. A. approached B. turnedC. continued D. bent27. A. smelledB. tasted C. collectedD. meant28. A. whatB. howC.
24、whetherD. when29. A. accidental B. strangeC. obviousD. funny30. A. stillB. justC. evenD. also四、语法填空At the turn of the century when jazz was born, American music had no outstanding style of its own. It began 31 (hear) in the early 1900s. Jazz is Americas contribution to popular music. 32 (compare) wi
25、th classical music, 33 follows formal European traditions, jazz appeared naturally 34 free form. It expresses moods, interests, and feelings of people. In the 1920s jazz sounded like America, as it does today. The origin of this music is as interesting as the music 35 . American Negroes, or Blacks,
26、were the jazz pioneers. They were brought to Southern States as slaves. They were sold to plantation owners and forced to work long hours. When a Negro died, his friends and relatives attended the funeral. 36 formed a procession to carry the body to the grave. In New Orleans, 37 band often accompani
27、ed the procession. On the way to the grave the band played slow, serious music 38 (suit) for the occasion. But on the way home the atmosphere changed. Spirits lifted. Death 39 (remove) one of their relatives, 40 the living were glad to be alive. The band played happy music. This music made everyone
28、want to dance. It was an early form of jazz. 五、短文改错 Last weekend, we went mountain-climbing. Even the heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go. Setting off very early, we went along an extreme narrow road, all in high spirits. On each side of the road were green fields and farm house. We co
29、uld hear the sound of the rain and our footsteps mixed in our laughter. At noon we reached the top of mountain. That surprised us most was the beauty of the view there. After having a short rest and sharing with the food we had brought, we start going down. It rained even hard. We were wet to the sk
30、in, and we still sang and laughed happily.六、写作你的美国朋友Tom即将进入大学学习，对于专业的选择有些困扰，希望你给他提些建议。 请根据以下内容，给Tom 写一封信，就如何选择专业提出建议，内容包括： 1. 认真思考： 你对哪些专业（subject areas）感兴趣？ 你的特长和技能是什么？ 在未来5-10年的时间里你想做什么？ 2. 仔细了解： 职业的未来前景、哪些学校有这些专业、可能的学业负担等。 3. 端正态度： 无须太大压力，未来可以改变专业Dear Tom, In your last email you said its hard for
31、 you to choose a major , _ Yours sincerely, Li Hua参考答案一、阅读理解 1-5 BDCBA二、七选五阅读 6-10 EADFB三、完形填空1115 CBADB 1620 DACDB 2125 CACBD 2630 ADBCA四、语法填空1. to be heard / being heard2. Compared3. which4. with5. itself 6. They7. a 8. suitable 9. had removed 10. but 五、短文改错Last weekend, we went mountain-climbing.
32、 Even the heavy rain in the morning could not prevent us go. Setting off very early, we went along an extreme narrow road, all going extremelyin high spirits. On each side of the road were green fields and farm house. We could houseshear the sound of the rain and our footsteps mixed in our laughter.
33、 At noon we withreached the top of mountain. That surprised us most was the beauty of the view the Whatthere. After having a short rest and sharing with the food we had brought, we start startedgoing down. It rained even hard. We were wet to the skin, and we still sang and harder butlaughed happily.
34、六、写作Dear Tom, In your last email you said its hard for you to choose a major, I would like to give you some suggestions about how to do it. Before choosing a major, you need to think about what subject areas interest you most and what skills and talents you have got. A major may influence your life
35、greatly, so you also need to envision what you see yourself doing in 5 or 10 years. Before you settle on a particular major, find out more about the types of job opportunities in that field, which schools offer the major and how heavy the course load is. Finally, dont get too stressed about it. You can almost always change your major later if you find your interests change or if you feel like youve made a wrong choice. I hope the above suggestions will be of help and I would be more than happy to wish you a bright future. Best wishes! Yours, Li Hua
