Listening

Part 1

1．Warming up

Pay attention to the following words and expressions which you will hear while listening.

lie off 离……不远

mild sea climate 温暖潮湿的海洋性气候

hot spring 温泉

the Maori 毛利人

settle 定居

Part 2

1．Listen to the tape and choose the correct answers.

1)Which one is not true?

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A．New Zealand lies off the eastern coast of Australia.

B．Its capital city is on North Island.

C．Its capital city lies on South Island.

D．It's surrounded by the ocean and seas.

2)What is the North Island famous for?

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A．Hot spring.

B．Clean sand beaches.

C．Beautiful natural landscape.

D．The seas.

3)How did the Maori come to New Zealand?

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A．By ship.

B．On foot.

C．By raft.

D．By boat.

4)Who named the islands New Zealand?

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A．Zhou Wen.

B．The Maori.

C．James Cook.

D．Abel Tasman.

5)Which one is in right order?

①The Maori signed an agreement with settlers.

②The islands are called New Zealand.

③Captain James Cook possessed New Zealand.

④The Maori discovered New Zealand .

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A．①②③④

B．④②③①

C．③①④②

D．④③①②

2．Listen to the tape again and fill in the blanks.

New Zealand is ________ by the ocean and seas. So it has a mild sea ________. It has its unique ________ and ________ . In the famous ________ Captain Zhou Wen discovered New Zealand. In 1769, Captain ________ took possession of it, By 1840, about ________ Europeans has come to settle in it. ________ is celebrated as a National Holiday.

Ⅷ.书面表达（共17分）

假如你正在爱尔兰学习，你的朋友对于爱尔兰这个国家很感兴趣，请你根据下面提供的信息介绍一下Republic of Ireland 的基本情况。词数：120左右。

Ⅷ.书面表达（共17分）
假如你正在爱尔兰学习，你的朋友对于爱尔兰这个国家很感兴趣，请你根据下面提供的信息介绍一下Republic of Ireland 的基本情况。词数：120左右。

书面表达（满分25分）

根据下面提供的信息介绍一下Republic of Ireland 的基本情况：

国名　　Republic of Ireland

位置　　英国西面

首都　　都柏林

历史　　超过5 000年

面积　　7万多平方千米

气候　　温带海洋性气候

人口　　300万

语言　　英语和爱尔兰语

货币　　欧元

要求：1.词数100左右；

2.叙述清楚，连贯自然。

Ⅷ.书面表达（共17分）

假如你正在爱尔兰学习，你的朋友对于爱尔兰这个国家很感兴趣，请你根据下面提供的信息介绍一下Republic of Ireland 的基本情况。词数：120左右。