Directions: The Listening section measures your ability to understand conversations and lectures in English. In this sample, you will read one conversation and one lecture and answer questions after each conversation or lecture. The questions typically ask about the main idea and supporting details. Some questions ask about a speaker’s purpose or attitude. Answer the questions based on what is stated or implied by the speakers. Most questions are worth one point. If a question is worth more than one point, it will have special directions that indicate how many points you can receive. In an actual test, you would be able to take notes while you listened and use your notes to help you answer the questions. Your notes would not be scored.
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校園對話:“Listen to a conversation between a student and her basketball coach and then answer the questions.” (學生和籃球教練的對話)
1.主旨題 (Gist-purpose Questions):對話主要在討論什麼事情?
➤ What are the speakers mainly discussing?
How the woman should prepare for the next game
The woman’s responsibilities as team captain
Things that happened while the woman was away
The style of the new team uniforms
2.細節題 (Detail Questions):根據對話內容,選擇對的敘述
➤ What are the speakers mainly discussing?
The coach
The captain of the team
A former player
A group of basketball fans
3.細節題 (Detail Questions):根據對話內容,選擇對的敘述
➤ There are two answers for the next question. Mark two answers. Why is the woman surprised to learn that she has been chosen as the new team captain?
She is not the best player on the team.
Her teammates did not tell her about the decision
She does not have many friends on the team.
She has missed a lot of practices.
4.理解說話者觀點 (Understanding the Speaker’s Attitude):藉由說話者態度理解論點
➤ Read part of the conversation again. Then answer the question. (Female student) I’m sorry I had to miss practice, though. I feel bad about that. (Male coach) Family’s very important. What does the man mean when he says: “Family’s very important.”
He hopes the woman’s family is doing well.
He would like to meet the woman’s family.
The woman should spend more time with her family.
The woman had a good reason for missing practice.
5.理解說話目的 (Understanding the Function of What is Said): 他說這句話的目的是什麼?
➤ Why does the coach say: “Good. That’s all the news there is. I think that’s it for now.”
He wants to know if the woman understood his point.
He wants the woman to act immediately.
He is preparing to change the topic.
He is ready to end the conversation.
學術演講:“Listen to part of a lecture in a literature class.”(文學課演講)
6.內容主旨題 (Gist-Content) : 這篇演講主題是什麼?
➤ What is the lecture mainly about?
Earth is a target in a cosmic shooting gallery, subject to random violent events that were unsuspected a few decades ago.
Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or leave out essential information.
A comparison of two types of detective novels
Ways in which detective novels have changed over time
The Moonstone as a model for later detective novels
Flaws that can be found in the plot of The Moonstone
7. 細節題 (Detail Questions):根據演講內容,選擇對的敘述
➤ In what way is The Moonstone different from earlier works featuring a detective?
In its unusual ending
In its unique characters
In its focus on a serious crime
In its greater length
8.細節題 (Detail Questions):根據演講內容,選擇對的敘述
➤ According to the professor, what do roses in The Moonstone represent?
A key clue that leads to the solving of the mystery
➤ What can be inferred about the professor when he says this: “Uh, it’s hard at this juncture to read this novel and realize that no one had ever done that before, because it all seems so strikingly familiar.”
He is impressed by the novel’s originality.
He is concerned that students may find the novel difficult to read.
He is bored by the novel’s descriptions of ordinary events.
He is eager to write a book about a less familiar subject.
➤ What can be inferred about the professor when he says this: “Uh, it’s hard at this juncture to read this novel and realize that no one had ever done that before, because it all seems so strikingly familiar.”
He is impressed by the novel’s originality.
He is concerned that students may find the novel difficult to read.
He is bored by the novel’s descriptions of ordinary events.
He is eager to write a book about a less familiar subject.