2015中央电视台希望之星英语风采大赛市预赛试题详解.doc

2015中央电视台希望之星英语风采大赛市预赛试题 01． Hair and Beard. Lucy always wanted to become a teacher, because she liked children. When she was twenty-one years old, she began teaching in a small school. She was a good teacher, and she laughed a lot with the children in her class. They enjoyed her teaching. One day, one of the girls in her class asked her, “Why does a man’s hair become grey before his heard does?” Mary laughed and answered, ?I don’t know, Helen.” Then one of the boys said, “I know! Man’s hair becomes grey first because it’s sixteen years older than his beard.” 2. A lovely weekend. It is a fine Saturday morning. Bob and his family get up later than usual, because he isn’t going to school and his father isn’t going to work. They are all staying at home, but they are not idle. Each of them is doing a different thing. Bob’s father is in the garage. He is washing his car. His mother is in the kitchen. She is busy preparing a good meal for the family. Sometimes Bob helps his mum with the cooking, and sometimes he goes to the garage and watches his father washing his car. His elder brother, Jack, usually stays in his study till lunchtime. His two sisters are listening to some beautiful music while they’re cleaning the house. His younger brother, Tom, is training his puppy. He is having a lot of fun. Around 12:30, the whole family is seated around the table enjoying a wonderful meal. 3. A bridge. Bridges are built for many reasons. Some bridges are built so that cars can cross over rivers. Others are made for trains to use. In the state of Washington, There is a very unusual bridge – it was built for squirrels. The town of Long-view has a very busy street. Many cars use it every day. Squirrels were being killed as they tried to cross the street. Mr. Peter built a bridge for squirrels – one that would pass above the traffic. For years now, the squirrels have been able to cross safely from one side of the street to the other. 4. School in air Mike is nine years old and