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初中英语听力口语自动化考试训练材料

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Our good friend Jason is leaving Beijing tomorrow. Jason is an exchange student who studied

at our school for six months.

Jason is smart. He is good at Maths, and he often helped us with our homework. He likes our

school because we have more after-school activities and more clubs.

Everyone likes Jason because he is always kind and generous. He is willing to share things

with others. Jason also has a great sense of humour. We will never forget his jokes.

Now Jason has to go back to his family and friends in New York. We will miss him very

much. We wish him good luck.

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My name is Lucy. I am in Year 9 at Woodland School near London. It is a mixed school.

Boys and girls have lessons together. My favourite subject is French. Learning foreign languages

is fun.

Our school has a Reading Week every year. During the week, we can borrow more books

from the school library. We can also bring in books and magazines from home. I often read more

books than my classmates. Near the end of the week, we discuss the books with our classmates in

class. Time seems to go faster when we are reading interesting books.

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Winter is my favourite season. It is very cold and everyone has to wear thick warm clothes,

but I always enjoy the winter here in Harbin.

The temperature is usually below zero and it is often snowy. Everything is covered in deep

white snow, and the lakes and rivers are frozen.

During this season, you cannot see beautiful flowers or green trees, but the land is quiet and

beautiful.

My friends and I love playing outside in winter. It is exciting to have big snowball fights. We

also make snowmen and use carrots for their noses. They look funny.

Winter is great!

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DIY stands for “do-it-yourself”. When you do DIY, you make, repair or decorate things

yourself instead of paying someone to do it.

Today, we are going to make some sandwiches. Sandwiches are quick and easy to make. First,

you should pick a piece of bread. Then put some tomato sauce on it. Next, you can put some ham

and vegetables on it. They are good for our health. Finally, you just need to put another piece of

bread on top of it. If you like, you can cut it in half with a knife. Be careful! I don’t want anyone

to get hurt. Why not have a try now?

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Halloween is on October 31. People celebrate it in many ways. Children wear special

costumes and masks at Halloween. Many children play a game called "trick or treat". They knock

on their neighbours' doors and shout "trick or treat". Their neighbours usually give them some

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candy as a "treat". If the children do not get any candy, they can play a trick on their neighbours.

Some people also make lanterns out of big orange pumpkins. They cut out the eyes, the nose and

the sharp teeth. They put candles in them so the light shines through the eyes, the nose and the

teeth.

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Tan Dun is one of the greatest artists in the world today. When he was very young, Tan

showed an interest in music. To him, the best music comes from nature. As he likes the sounds of

nature, Tan uses them a lot in his music. For example, in one of his works, Water, he doesn’t use

any musical instruments. He makes over 50 sounds from water by controlling the speed of water

flow. That’s really amazing.

Tan has successfully brought Chinese and Western music together. He has helped build a

bridge between the East and the West. In his words, “My music is to dream without boundaries.”

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Dinosaurs lived on the Earth a long time ago. We now know that the first dinosaurs appeared

about 230 million years ago.

There were hundreds of different kinds of dinosaurs, but they didn't live at the same time.

Some dinosaurs were really small. One of the smallest dinosaurs was about one metre long and

weighed about three kilograms. Others were really big. Some very large ones weighed over

100,000 kilograms and some were about 40 metres long.

Some dinosaurs ate plants and others ate meat, but they didn't eat grass. All dinosaurs had

four legs and lived on land.

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We are going to hold a talk on good table manners this afternoon. The purpose is to teach

students rules for eating.

There will be a lot of advice on table manners. Above all, when you are sitting at the table,

you should not start eating until everyone is ready, and it is impolite to make too much noise while

you are eating or drinking. You should not eat with your mouth open or talk with food in your

mouth. Before you leave the table, wait for everyone to finish.

These rules are important because we should make sure that both guests and hosts are

comfortable at the table.

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We need to do something for giant pandas. They are now in danger. For example, giant

pandas do not have many babies during their lives, and it's easy for baby pandas to get sick and die

when they are very young. Also, giant pandas mainly live on a special kind of bamboo, so the

bamboo forests are very important to them. However, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller

and smaller. As a result, giant pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat. There are now

only about 1,600 pandas in the wild. We should take action to protect them right away.

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New York, London, Paris and many other cities are exciting places to live. There are lots of

interesting things to see and do.

But there are serious problems in big cities too. It is expensive to live there, and there are too

many people. Every year many people move to the cities to find work, study at good schools and

receive high-quality medical care, but sometimes these people can't find work or good places to

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live. Also it is hard to keep big cities safe and clean.

So, before people move to a big city, they should think about these problems they might have

to deal with there.

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Yao Ming was born in Shanghai in 1980. He got his first basketball when he was only four

years old, but he did not become serious about basketball until he was 12. Yao joined the Houston

Rockets in 2002 and became the best Chinese player to ever play in the NBA.

When Yao Ming lived in the USA, he returned to China whenever he was needed. He took

part in the Olympics in 2004 and in 2008 as one of the Chinese athletes. Since he ended his

basketball career, Yao has done a lot of charity work, especially for poor Chinese teenagers.

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Hi, everyone. Here we're in front of the South Gate. Go straight on, and you'll find the Panda

House. Pandas like to eat bamboo and lie down all day long.

Walk along the road. To the north of the Panda House, you'll find the lion. Lions are the kings

of the animal world.

Turn left, and you'll find the World of Birds. Birds make beautiful sounds. To the north of the

World of Birds is the Monkeys' Forest. Monkeys are clever and funny.

Then turn right, and cross the bridge, you'll see the elephants. Their large ears are like open

fans.

Here you can see all kinds of animals. Have a nice trip!

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This year's Beijing Music Awards will be covered live this Saturday. All the big pop stars will

attend. Before the awards start, we will interview some of the most famous stars. Two thousand

fans have voted online for their favourite songs, singers and music videos. The results will be

announced during the programme and the host will ask questions for the viewers to answer. As

you are watching the awards, write down your answers and send text messages to 1396. If you are

lucky enough, you could win two free concert tickets.

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Hello, everyone!

I've got some great news for you today. Our school basketball team is in the final round of the

basketball competition! The match will be on Sunday, the 7th of November, at South Hill School.

Now, listen carefully to the plan for the day.

At , we'll meet at the school gate. We'll arrive at South Hill School at The

match will start at 10: After the match finishes, there will be the presentation of the cup and

medals. The bus will leave at 12 noon from South Hill School and bring you back to school.

Please come and support our team.

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UNICEF was set up in 1946 to help children after the war in Europe. Now, UNICEF helps

children all over the world. It works in 158 countries. It helps governments and families make the

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world a better place for children.

UNICEF gets its money from donations. It raises money by selling Christmas cards and

organizing other fund-raising activities. People can help UNICEF by doing voluntary work.

UNICEF believes that all children should have clean water and food so that they can be

healthy. It also believes that they should go to school instead of working to support their families.

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Today Daniel and I took an online tour on the website "Around the World in Eight Hours".

Sydney is on the south-east coast of Australia. It is the largest city in Australia.

On the website, we saw lots of pictures of Sydney. Sydney is near the sea. There are many

beautiful beaches there. We also saw a wonderful building called the Sydney Opera House. It is a

theatre and looks like a ship with many sails. Near the Sydney Opera House is the famous Harbour

Bridge. People can climb it. It takes about three hours. It is really cool!

Australian seasons are the opposite of ours. For example, in April, it is autumn in Australia!

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Dear Mum,

I am going on a business trip to Shenzhen tomorrow. I have asked my robot to look after you

while I am away.

You have a serious heart problem and have to take medicine every day. However, you have a

poor memory and often forget when you should take your pills. My robot will remind you to take

them at the right time. If you want to go out, my robot will help you find your coat. You often feel

lonely because you do not know who you can talk to, and my robot will try to do something to

make you happy.

Take care and I will see you soon!

Yours,

John

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Dear Sir,

I would like to recommend Daniel for this year's Youth Star Award.

Daniel is a clever boy. He learns things quickly. He always thinks carefully when he works. He

plans everything well.

Daniel is really kind. Last week, a five-year-old boy lost his way and was crying in the street.

Daniel saw him and took him to the police station. He stayed with the boy and played with him for

two hours before the boy's parents came.

All the members at the Helping Hands Club think that Daniel should get the award. We look

forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours,

Sandy

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My father has worked in a local factory for years. You will not find anything unusual about

him until you learn more.

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