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1、FCE真題練習(xí)真題練習(xí)(一)PAPER1READING(1hour)Part1ThehseraceWhenthetelephonerangonFridayeveningRachel’sKevinHuzzardhermouthsuddenlydriedupwithexcitement.‘GotaridefyoutomrowintheraceatChesterfield’Kevinsaid.‘OhgreatisitCatchBoyHe’sa

2、greathse.’‘Nosry.Bryn’sdowntoridehim.Thisisaracefamateurriders.ThehseiscalledHayDaystrainedbyBillyAllaway.Seemsthisisanicestofahsebuthelikestodothingshisway.He’sbeeninacoupleofracetookofflikerocketbutfinishedneartheback.

3、Heranoutofenergymostlikely.Thethinkingishemightsettledownfariderlikeyou.OK’‘Yesofcoursethanks’saidRachel.‘Good.Wellit’llbeusefulexperiencefyou.Justbethereearly.’ItwasalongtimebefeRachelgotofftosleep.Theinitialdisappointm

4、entthatshewasnottorideCatchBoyquicklygavetoexcitement.HayDaysshedecidedwasratherahappynamefahse.Asshewasridingagainstfellowamateursthecompetitionshouldn’tbesosevere.Ifshemademistakesperhapstheywouldn’tbeasnoticeableasthe

5、ywouldinaracedominatedbyprofessionalmaleriders.HerfatheronhearingthenewshadevenofferedtodrivetoChesterfieldtosuppther.Rachelthoughgratefulthatherfatherhadatlonglastacceptedherambitionsthoughtthatitwasn’tagoodidea.Ifsheha

6、dafallmadeadisastrouserrofjudgementshedidn’twantanymemberofherfamilytoobserveit.ThefollowingmningwasmoistmistyRachel’sfirstfearwasthatracingatChesterfieldmightbeabonedbecauseoffog.Shelistenedtoweatherreptsonherradioasshe

7、madebreakfastbutshelearnedlittlethathelpedtoclarifythesituation.Inanycaselocalfogoftendisappearedrapidlywhenthesunbrokethroughthat’swhyinsuchconditionsnodecisionaboutcancellationwouldbetakenearly.Atthestablesatrainercall

8、edAllenSmithhadsomeadvicefher.‘Lethimknowwho’sbossrightfromthestartTheseunknownhsescanbereallyawkwardsodon’tlethimgetuptoanytricks.Keeparealtightholdofhishead.Thenyou’relikelytofinishtheracetogethernotseparately.That’llp

9、leasethehse’sownerwell.’Attheracecourseitselfmeadvicewasofferedfreelybyotherridersmeimptantly.byHayDays’trainerBillyAllaway.‘He’snotabadlittlehse.Ithinkperhapshewantsthegentletouchthesoftvoice.Hehadadifficulttimewhenhewa

10、syoungsohe’sliabletogetupsetifhisridersoundsangry.’Thatseemedtoconflictwithwhatshe’dbeentoldbyAllenSmithbutshehadtofgetthat.Theflutteringofnervesinherstomachwouldn’tdiedownshedesperatelywantedsomefood.Eventhoughshewouldh

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13、.arrogantD.cheerful8.WhatpointismadeaboutthebrownhseA.HisactionsintiatedRachel.B.Hisnamegavenoindicationofhisbehaviour.C.Hisactionswereasourceofamusementtothecrowd.D.Hisnameproveddifficultftheraceannouncer.Part2Myfirstin

14、terviewftheschoolmagazineMyschoolpublishesamagazineonceamonthwhichiswrittenbythestudents.It’srunbyagroupofvolunteerswhocontributecollectarticles.Ivolunteeredtohelplastyear.Whentheeditcontactedmewithanideafanarticlemyinit

15、ialwasannoyance.I’dbeenillfaweekI’dfallenbehindonschoolwkdebateteamassignmentscollegeapplicationessays.[9][]Myfirstthoughtwas‘Ohgreatanotherthingtodealwith!’WhenIdiscoveredhoweverthatthethingwasaninvitationtointerviewthe

16、journalistNicholasKristofmyirritationvanishedcompletely.Whatanopptunity!I’dalwaysbeenanenthusiasticreaderofhisarticlesinTheNewYkTimes.[10][]IwasfinatedbyhishumanitarianjournalisticcareerIwasverymuchlookingfwardtomeetingh

17、imwritinganarticleabouthimftheschoolmagazine.AlthoughIamanativeNewYkerI’dneverbeentotheNewYkTimesbuilding.Ifoundthemoderndesignattractivealsodiscoveredthatthecafeteriaservedexcellentfood.[11][]EventhoughIknowasinglecompu

18、tercouldholdallthatinfmationmeseeingthemwasareminderoftheincrediblevolumeofinfmationanalysisthatgoesintowritingnewspaperarticles.I’dspentafewhourspreparingwithmyclassmateElizawho’dalsobeeninvitedtotakepartintheinterview.

19、We’ddiscussedwhatquestionstoaskNicholasKristofI’dwrittenthemonseparatepiecesofcard.AlthoughIfeltreadyitwasstillarelieftobesharingtheinterviewwithEliza[12][]AsitturnedoutIshouldn’thavebeensonervous.WhenNicholasKristofwelc

20、omedusintohisofficehewasmingthroughoutthemeetingheseemedgenuinelyinterestedintalkingtous.Hedidn’thurryusgaveusthechancetoaskourquestions.[13][]Asitprogressedthingsgotbetteritfeltlesslikeavolleyofquestionsanswersmelikeanm