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A reading test

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Specifications for the Reading Test

Test purpose

Proficiency test/ elementary reading ability

The reading test is an achievement test designed to assess students’progress on the reading course at the end of the term. The reading test examines the candidates comprehensive ability of using the language knowledge,It includes the reading ability, understanding ability, generalization ability, logical reasoning ability and the material capacity assessment.To test whether the students of the school knowledge can be used to practice.

Test domain

Theoretical Construct:

To test students’ability to process verbal or non-verbal information in reading texts as required in the teaching syllabus. Elementary reading mainly inspects the range of micro skills,grammatical and lexical knowledge .

Test Takers

J unior middle school student

Test content

T ext Types:

Newspaper articles and short stories

Topic:

Language,culture,hobby,society and life

Focus:

Test task or items should focus on checking students’ knowledge,comprehension and application of sprcified skills,with more emphasis on comprehension and application. Test method

Discrete-point test and integrative test are used in combination with emphasis on the latter.

Test tasks and item types

Test organization and weighting

Time duration

The test should be completed within 45minutes.

Scoring criteria

For the selected-response type tasks or items ,a standard key is provided.

For the constructed-response type tasks or items ,scoring criteria are provided as follows .

Tset administration

It is advised that students be informed of the procedures of test administration beforehand.Test instructions should be read to the students before the test begins. Test instructions can be delivered either in english or in chinese as is seen approprite to the occasion .

Supervisors are expected to administer the test strictly in accordance with the stated procedures.

Measures should be taken to maintain a supportive testing environment throughout the test.

Test development chart

A Reading Test

1. At the Barber's Shop(理发店) Jack went to a barber's shop and had his hair cut, but when he came out, he was not happy with the result(结果). When his friend Bob saw him, he laughed and said, "What has happened to your hair,Jack?" Jack said, "I tried a new barber's shop today, because I wasn't quite satisfied with my old one, but this

one seems even worse." Bob agreed(同意). "Yes, I think you're right, Jack. Now I'll tell you what to do when you go into a barber's shop next time: look at all the barber's hair, find out whose hair looks worst, and then go straight to him." "Why shall I go to him?" Jack asked. "But that would be foolish!" "Oh, no, it wouldn't," answered Bob. "Who cut that man's hair? Just think it. He couldn't cut it himself, could he? Another

of the barbers cut it. So you know he can't be the worst barber." 1. When Jack went out of the barber's shop, he was not happy because ____. A. nobody had cut his hair

B. the barber hadn't cut his hair well

C. the barber had cut his hair carefully

D. he was not satisfied with his old barber

2. "I tried a new barber's shop today." means ____. A. this barber's shop was a new one

B. this was the only barber's shop in this town

C. Jack often went to this barber's shop

D. Jack had not been to this barber's shop before 3. After Jack had his hair cut, he thought ____. A. the new barber's shop was the best one

B. the old barber's shop wasn't so good as the new one

C. the new barber's shop was worse than the old one

D. the old barber's shop was the worst one

4. Bob told Jack to find out which barber's hair looked the worst and then go straight to him, Why?

A. Because he was certainly the best barber.

B. Because he was free all the time.

C. Because he was the worst barber.

D. Because he wasn't the worst barber. 5. From the story we know that ____.

A. it's foolish to have one's hair cut at a barber's shop___.

B. barbers cut each other's hair

C. barbers never have their hair cut

D. a barber always cuts his hair by himself

6.What does Jack ’s friend want Jack to do at next time? _____________________________________

Mr Perkin's New Car

Mr Perkin stood at the bus-stop and watched the cars go by. Many of the cars were new Beta 4

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00s, and most of them were yellow. Mr Perkin always wore the same clothes as other men,ate the same food as other people, and did the same things after work, and at the end of the wee k,Mr Perkin did not like to be differentThe following week, Mr Perkin bought a new, bright yellow Beta 400s. He was satisfied with it, and drove to work in it the very next day. He wa s even more satisfied with his new car, when he saw all the other Beta 400s, in front, behin d, and on both sides of him. Mr Perkin parked(停车) his car in a big car-park(停车

场) near his office, and walked the rest of the way. But when he came back at five o'clock, there were so many bright yellow Beta 400s in the car-park that he did not know which car wa s his. He tried his key in some of the cars, but people passing by gave him a look he didn't like. So he stopped. Poor Mr Perkin had to wait nearly two hours until his was the only yell ow Beta 400s in the car-park.

7. Mr Perkin wanted a new yellow Beta 400s because ______. A. the bus did not come.

B. he liked new clothes, food and cars.

C. he liked to do the same as other people.

D. he liked to be different from others. 8. He drove to work in his new car______ A. the very next day. B. the day he bought it. C. a week he bought in.

D. on the day he first watched the cars passing. 9. He was satisfied with his new car because_____ A. no one else had a yellow one.

B. it was the same as other cars all around him.

C. he was in front of all the other cars.

D. other cars were not as bright as his. 10. At five o'clock Mr Perkin______ A. walked home.

B. drove his car out of the car-park.

C. came back to the car-park.

D. did not know which was his car-park. 11. People gave him a look because___ A. he had a nice new car.

B. he could not open the door of his car.

C. he was in the wrong car-park.

D. he was trying to open more than one car. 12.Is Mr.perkin a foolish person?

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In 1620, about half the USA was covered by forests ． Today the forests have almost gone ． A lot of good land has gone with them, leaving only sand ． China doesn't want to copy the USA's example ． We're planting more and more trees ． We've built the " Great Green Wall" of trees across northern part of our country ．The Great Green Wall is 7,000 kilometres long, and between 400 and 1,700 kilometres wide ． It will stop the wind from blowing

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the earth away ． It will stop the sand from moving towards the rich farmland in the south ． More "Great Green Walls" are needed ． Trees must be grown all over the world ． Great Green Walls will make the world better ．

13．In 1620, about ______ the USA was covered by forests ． A ．a third B ．half C ．two thirds D ．a fourth

14．A lot of good land has gone with ______．

A ．sand

B ．water

C ．wind

D ．forests

15．The Great Green Wall in China is ______ long ． A ．7,000 kilometers B ．1,700 kilometers C ．7,000 meters D ．400 kilometers

16．Trees must be grown in ______. A ．China B ．the USA C ．some countries

D ．every part of the world

17．______ will make the world better ． A ．The Great Wall B ．Tall buildings C ．Great Green Walls D ．Flowers and grass

18.What method can stop wind and sand in this story?

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The students were having their chemistry （化学）class. Miss Li was telling the children what water was like. After that, she asked her students, “What's water?”No one spoke for a few minutes ．Miss Li asked again ，“Why don't you answer my question ？Didn't I tell

you what water is like ？” Just then a boy put up his hand and said ，“Miss Li ，you told us that water has no colour and no smell ．But where to find such kind of water ？The water in the river behind my house is always black and it has a bad smell ．”Most of the children agreed With him ．

“I'm sorry ，children ．”said the teacher ，“Our water is getting dirtier and dirtier ．That's a problem ．

19．The students were having their _______ class ．

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A ．English

B ．Chinese

C ．chemistry

D ．maths

20．Miss Li was telling the children what ______ was like ． A ．water B ．air C ．earth D ．weather

21．A boy said ，“The water in the river behind my house is always _______．” A ．white B ．black C ．clean D ．clear

22．Most of the children _______ the boy ． A ．agreed with B ．wrote to C ．heard from D ．sent for

23．The water in the river has colour and smell because it is getting _______． A ．more and more B ．less and less C ．cleaner and cleaner D ．dirtier and dirtier

24.What do you think of this boy ’s meaning?

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2012-2013学年阅读考试答题卡

A Reading Test

Answer sheet

一、阅读理解单选部分（每小题3分，共60分）

二、阅读理解简答部分（每小题4分，共40分）

6、____________________________________________

12、____________________________________________

18、____________________________________________

24、____________________________________________

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Reference answer

一、1.B 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.A

6.You should look at all the barber's hair,find out whose hair looks worst, and ask“Who cut that man's hair?”

二、7.C 8.A 9.B 10.C 11.D

12.Yes, he is.

三、13.B 14.D 15.A 16.D 17.C

18.We should plan more and more trees

四、19.C 20.A 21.B 22.A 23.D

24.The river behind his house is polluted.