FCE真題練習(1)

1、FCE真題練習（一）PAPER1 READING(lhour)PartiThe horse raceWhe n the teleph one rang on Friday eve ning and Rachels Kevin Huzzard, her mouthsuddenly dried up with excitement.Got a ride for you tomorrowin the race at Chesterfield ,Kevin said.Oh great, is it Catch Boy? Hes a great horse.No sorry .Bryn s down t

2、o ride him. This is a race for amateur riders.The horse is called Hay Days, trained by Billy Allaway. Seems this is anice sort of a horse but he likes to do things his way. Hes been in acouple of race and took off like rocket, but fini shed n ear the back. He ran out of energy most likely. The think

3、ing is he might settle dow n for a rider like you. OK?Yes, of course, thanks,said Rachel.Good. Well, itll be useful experienee for you. Just be there early.It was a long time before Rachel got off to sleep. The initial disappointmentthat shewas not to ride Catch Boy quickly gave toexciteme nt. Hay D

4、ays, she decided, was rather a happy n ame for a horse.As she was riding against fellow amateurs, the competition shouldn t be so severe. Ifshe made mistakes perhaps they wouldn t be as noticeable as they would in a racedomin ated by professi onal male riders.Her father, on hearing the news, had eve

5、n offered to drive to Chesterfield to supporther. Rachel, though grateful that her father had at long lastaccepted her ambitions, thought that it wasnt a good idea. If she hada fall or madea disastrous error of judgement, she didn t want any member of herfamily to observe it.The following morning wa

6、s moist and misty and Rachels first fear was that racing atChesterfield might be abandoned because of fog. She liste ned to weather reports onher radio as she made breakfast but she learned little that helped to clarify the situation.In any case, local fog often disappeared rapidly when the sun brok

7、e through and thats why, in such conditions, no decision about cancellationwould be taken early.At the stables a trainercalled Allen Smith had someadvice for her.Lethim know whos boss right from the start, These unknown horses can be reallyawkward, so dont let him get up to any tricks. Keep a real t

8、ighthold of his head. Then you re likely to finish the race together, notseparately. Thatll please the horses owner well.At the racecourse itself more advice was offered freely by other riders, and, moreimportantly. by Hay Daystrainer Billy Allaway.He s nota bad little horse. I think perhaps he want

9、s the gentle touch, the soft voice. He had adifficult time when he was young and so hes liable toget upset if his rider sounds angry.That seemed to conflict with what shed bee n toldby Alle n Smith, but she had to forget that.The flutteringof nerves in her stomach wouldn t die down and she desperate

10、lywan ted some food. Eve n though she would have no weight problems whatsoever, forthe horse was, accord ing to race rules, due tocarry a rider of 65 kilos (which meant putting a lot of lead in the saddle pockets tomakeup the differenee between that weight and Rachels), she felt that it would beunwi

11、se to eat because she had difficulty concen trat ing with a full stomach.To her delight, Hay Days turned out to be a very good-look ing deep chest nut horse.Billy Allaway was already in the racing paddock, where all the racehorses were waiting.Feeling a touch nervous?he enquired with one of his wide

12、st grins.A bit,she admitted.Just as it should be. That way you won t get too cocky and think you know 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 wastrying to show hed been ill-named by

13、throwing his head about in a very wild manner.She was tha nkful her own horse was so calm . It was undeni ably embarrass ing tohave to fight for con trol in front of such a crowd spectators. And then came theannouncers call to thestari ng line.1. What do we learn about the horse Hay Days performanee

14、 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.A.worried that her horse was un familiar to herB.convin ced of the likelihood of her successC.conc

15、erned about her horses 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 the fog was in terferi ng with her pla nsD.

16、resig ned to un pleasa nt raci ng con diti ons4. Who doesbossrefer to in line 44?A.the trainerB.the 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 Smiths opinionC.warning her that the horse was not

17、 up to standardD.offeri ng an expla nati on for the horse6. Why did Rachel avoid eating any food in the period before the race?A.She was concerned about meet ing the weight limit for riders.B.She wan ted to use the time thi nk about the race.C.She thought this might affect her performa nee.D.She fel

18、t too n ervous to eat anything.7. What doescockymean in line 74?A.forgetfulB.worriedC.arroga ntD.cheerful8. What point is made about the brow n horse?A.His acti ons in timidated Rachel.B.His n ame gave no in dicati on of his behaviour.C.His acti ons were a source of amuseme nt to the crowd.D.His n a

19、me 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. Itsrun by a group of volun teers who con tribute and collect articles. I volun teered to helplast year.s characterWhen the edi

20、tor contacted me with an idea for an article, my initial was annoyance. Idbeen ill for a week, and Id fallen behind on schoolwork, debate team assignments,and college application essays. 9 My first thought was,Oh great, ano ther thing todeal with!WhenI discovered, however, that the thi ng was an in

21、vitati onto in terviewthe journalist Nicholas Kristof,my irritationvanished completely. Whatan opportunity! Id always been an enthusiastic reader of his articles in The NewYorkTimes. 10 I was fascinated by his humanitarian andjournalistic career, and I was very much look ing forward to meet ing him

22、and writi ng anarticle about him for the school magaz ine.Although I am a native New Yorker, Id never been to the New York Times building.I found the modern design attractive, and also discovered thatthe cafeteria served excellent food. 11 Even though I know a singlecomputer could hold all that info

23、rmation and more, seeing them was a rem in der of thein credible volume of in formatio n and an alysis that goes into writi ng n ewspaperarticles.Id spent a few hours preparing with my classmate Eliza, who d also been in vited totake part in the in terview.We d discussed what questi ons toask Nichol

24、as Kristof and Id written them on separate pieces of card. Although I feltready, it was still a relief to be shari ng the in terview with Eliza 12 As it turned out, Ishouldn t have been so nervous.Whe n Nicholas Kristof welcomed us into his office, he was charm ing, and throughoutthe meeti ng he see

25、med genuin ely in terested in talk ing to us.He didn t hurry us and gave us the chanee to ask our questions. 13As it progressed, things got better and it felt less like a volley ofquesti ons and an swers and more like a no rmal con versati on.The in terview was filmed and it was in terest ing for me

26、 to learn exactlyhow this was done. When we arrived, we were told that we would have todo the in terview twice. The first time the camerama n filmed NicholasKristof only. 14 Wewerent able to see the final result that daybut Nicholas Kristof has promised to send the film to us whenitsfini shed.By the

27、 end of the day. Id lear ned a lot about in terview ing people.15 In particular, Ill have to try and makethe conversation seem more n atural. But,overall, it was an in credible experie nee, and Imvery grateful to the school magaz inefor hav ing give n me such an amaz ing opportunitydespite how long

28、it took meto respond to their initialphone call.A. Not only was he a very friendlyperson, 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 particularissues really made me laugh.C. Admittedly, Im going to h

29、ave to work on some aspects of myin terview skills.18D. My excitement was mixed with anxiety, though, especially after I went on li neand read up on his extraordi nary achieveme nts.E. I realised later it would have been better if Id spent less timereading directly from the material Id prepared, but

30、 fortunatelythe in terview was n 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 sous.H. But my favourite aspect was the sheer number of books piled and shelvedaround the di

31、ffere nt offices.Part3In which secti on does Stacey men ti onnoIon gerhav ingmuchtimetopracticeherpart?16tryingnotletherhopesgettoohigh?17theprofessio nalismoftheen tirecast?251920anactorwhotookawhilebecomefriendly?21beingrequiredtodosomequickthi nki ng?22theway some ofthecastdealtwiththeirfame?23re

32、act inginan egativeway tosomethi ngshesaw?24strangefeeli ngoffamiliarity?occasionswhe n her attitudedispleased her bosses?beingthrownintoconfusiMy life in Silver StreetAId played a couple of very minor TV parts, so I went alongfor a part in Silver Street. There I met up with an old friend,Lucy Parvi

33、n.who was also auditi oning and we were mess ing about and could n laugh ing.Whe n they told me to act a sce ne based on a line they gave me, which was,I know thats a lie,I was rather taken by surprise, but I did my best. I knew my oldschool frie nd Bob Copperfield had bee n in the cast for the past

34、 five years. I lovedwatch ing him in acti on and nowI stared to think: could I really be about to get a part alon gside him?It was too in credible to imagi ne-so I avoided thinking about it as Idid n t want to get disappo in ted.Bunderstandingthat shed made a mistakeabout the29anoccasi onwhe nshegot

35、30cast members?embarrassed?acha ngeinthescheduli ngofthe26anin dividualwhotriedtomake27beingsurprisedbyanin dividuals28 programme?reaction?to the auditi ont stopher laugh?Whenl heard Id got the part, I spent the next few days not knowing what to think,going from feeling wildly happy to being absolut

36、ely terrified!Whe n I got to the film set, the security guard on the gate asked me whoI was. I was sure he wouldn t believe me when I said,Im in SilverStreet,but he didn t laugh. He just waved mein politely. Immediately I saw famousfaces from the cast: Martin Vicars, Hilary Moss. I was completely in

37、 awe of them, butthey came over to sayhelloas I wentin. My first ever sce ne was a huge row in the market square with Mary, my scree nmother. After we had fini shedfilm ing, every one on set and thecrew clapped. I had got so completely invoIved that I didn t realise they were all watching. And I blu

38、shed bright red.CIn past acting jobs Id got to know the other actors gradually over thefirst few days of filming. But with Silver Street it was different.I feltas though I know every one already because Id see n them so ofte n onscreen-it was very odd-but when I began work I realised that I didn tkn

39、ow them at all. The actors were ofte n so differe nt from their scree n characters, andI had to undo any image I had of them and start all over again. I felt very shy with mostof the cast, although I made an effort to appear con fide nt and cheerful. Someof themtook Ion ger to get to know than other

40、s. NormaSteel, who played Mrs Rocket,warmedto meslowly, but eve ntually we got quite close.DI was given a dressing room of my own, next to Bobs. So we saw a lotof each other and, sometimes when were on set together, we used to get the gigglesso badly that we were called to the product ion office and

41、 told off like naughty children.Nodoubt wedeserved it, but despite our foolingaround we both worded hard and never got a line wrong. I watched the first ever sce neI appeared in at home on TV with Mumand the family. They loved it but I hatedwatching myself, and thought my voice was awful. At first S

42、ilver Street was only ontwice a week, and we had time for rehearsals.But six mon ths after I arrived the nu mber of episodes was in creased to three so wewere too busy to have rehearsals-we just had to learn the script and go straight tofilming.EDespite the enormous press interest in Silver Street,

43、there were no star egos there. Wewere actors wanting to do a good job, and thats how wesaw ourselves. Impressed by every one elses attitude, I was determ ined not to letany of them dow n. I could see that the actors who coped best were the ones who kepttheir feet on the ground and went home to their

44、 families rather tha n going off part ing.One really funny guy on the castwas Mark Pointer. Often just before I was due to film a scene heddeliberately give mea funny look, and that would set meoff giggling again. It was areally happy time in my life.PAPER3 Part1Houdi ni, the great escape artistThe

45、magic tricks of Harry Houdini still (0) ()someof the topmagicians in the world today. In the early twentieth century, before the invention oftelevision,Houdini attracted audiences in huge (1)()to his shows. His (2) ()to escape fromseem in gly impossible situati ons made him a lege nd.Born Erik Weisz

46、 in Hun gary, he moved to the USA with his family in 1878.As a nine-year-old boy, he called himselfprince of the airand (3)()acts in his n eighbourhood, swi ngi ng high above theground on a bar and ropes. He later (4) ()a living doingmagic tricks and bega n experime nti ng )of a French magicia n hew

47、ith escape acts. He also cha ngedhis name to Houdini in(5)()admired. His early tricksescap ing from boxes while his hands were cha ined together, and over the)increasingly ambitious. In one lfthe great magicia n was cha ined up in side anun derwater cage, and somehow (9)()to free himself whilehis sp

48、ectators(10)()on in amazeme nt.(11)()to all this, Houdini acted in films and wroteseveralbooks. Althoughhe shared someof his secrets, many of histricks(12)()a mystery .1. Aamounts1B volumesC nu mbersD sizes2. AskillB abilityC qualityDgift3.A playedB appearedCperformedDexhibitedyears, his acts (8)(hi

49、s most famous tricks4. AreceivC collectedD earned5. A creditB markC respectD honour6.A highlyB greatlyC widelysig nifica ntly7.A containedB relatedCinvo Ivedconcerned8.AgrewB developedC advaneedD improved9.A succeededB realisedCmanagedachieved10. AlookedB sawC viewedD regarded11. AAs wellB In additi

50、 onC Alo ng withD Inexcess12. Amain tai nB remai nC surviveD en dure0. Ain spireB dreamC persuadeD imag inePart2My Arctic adve ntureTry something different for your next holiday-joinStudents on Ice, a scientific expeditionto the Arctic. Last year I did just (0)()and it was absolutely fan tastic!(13)

51、 () was lots to do before I was readyto set (14) () on my journey, though. Ihad to organise (15)() number offun drais ing eve nts and ask compa nies in adva neefor sponsorship in (16)()money together. But a (17) () mon thsexcited about see ing the snow.In the Arcticmyself.Well I discovered something straightaway-theArctic does (19) () usually get muchsno