考試日期:
2012.10.27
是否重復
完全重復2011年3月4日北美考題
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Question 1 One of your friends just got a job offer in a town far away from his family. Should he take this job? Please include specific reasons and details in your response.
Question 2 Some students prefer studying with other students to prepare for an exam. Others prefer studying alone to prepare for an exam. Which way do you prefer and why? Include reasons and details in your response.
Question 3 Reading part Listening part
【學生倡議】:
一個女生Jessica在校報上寫倡議信,建議學校的radio station應該多放音樂,少播announcements, 以吸引更多學生聽。 【學生態度】:男生反對此倡議。
理由1:有很多commercial radio stations播放music, 有的電臺甚至whole day都play music。想聽音樂的學生可以去聽那些電臺的節目。學生都有自己喜歡的音樂臺,不會因為學校的radio stations多放音樂,就不去聽他們愛聽的音樂臺的節目了。
理由2:通過收聽學校的announcements, 學生們可以隨時了解學校的最新信息。
Question: Explain the man’s opinion and why he holds that opinion.
Question 4 Reading part Listening part
【名詞解釋】:人在面對一個problem的時候,有兩種選擇:一是do nothing, 二是采取行動take action。人們一般會do nothing, 因為taking action很可能帶來negative effects。 【教授舉例】:教授舉了自己的例子。自己幾周前開車去趕飛機,一路都挺順的smoothly, 但后來遇到了traffic jam, 堵了半個小時,基本一動不動。這時,他想到了an alternative road, 只不過那條路有點繞遠路。最終,教授還是決定在現在這條路上繼續等待,因為他都已經等了很久了。如果去另一條路,萬一那條路也堵車呢?最后教授missed他的flight。
Question: 用聽力的例子來解釋對這個概念的理解。
Question 5 【學生困難】:男生的biology老師要和教授去紐約做presentation, 男生本人也可以去幫忙,但他發現,有關部門只給他出hotel費,不出transportation的費用,男生很苦惱。
【解決方案】:女生給男生兩個方案:
方案1:提前買機票。但男生說馬上就要出發了(departure day),臨時買機票會很貴。
方案2:改坐火車去。但是坐火車去紐約要一天時間,而且如果坐火車,男生就會miss掉某學科的review session, 那個review session很重要。
Question 6 Different types of birds fly in groups because they have different needs. 舉例:chichi鳥和wood鳥fly together。
Need 1: birds fly together to avoid predators. In a multispecies flock, a chichi bird will not be attacked easily. chichi鳥負責放哨,當它發現危險,it will make a loud noise to alarm others。
Need 2: Increased numbers offer better chances of finding food. Wood鳥只負責尋找食物。