liveabc中高級聽讀 試題練習(xí)一

1、LiveABC中高級聽讀 試題練習(xí)一,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),大綱,試題檢討(1)：一般建議 試題檢討 (2)：聽力 試題檢討 (3)：閱讀 有用字彙勘誤課程管理,2009/2/6,2,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),前言,Nobody is authority in this study group; we learn together and

2、 encourage one another. There may be errors in these notes. If so, please let us know. Learning English should be fun. Don’t lose your interest while preparing for a test! Test-taking needs mental alertness (反應(yīng)要快

3、), familiarity with the test types, skills in finding or giving a good answer, and good time control. You don’t need to know all the words to answer the questions—as in daily usages of English or even our mother tongue.

4、,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),3,GEPT 中高級初、複試—題型以及時間限制,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),4,如何準(zhǔn)備英檢,持續(xù)英語聽說讀寫學(xué)習(xí)；基本文法要活用。字彙：要學(xué)例句和常接的介系詞和不定詞；片語、俚語可以猜意思。Clues – 文句結(jié)構(gòu)，同義、反義字詞，回答立場（yes, no) ; transition,

5、副詞測驗內(nèi)容,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),5,試題檢討(1)：一般建議,不要只找有一樣字的答案。 (例) There was another terrorist attack in Indonesia.A. Yes, the people in North Korea are ruled under a different regime. B. Actually, In

6、donesia is a beautiful place to visit. (wrong!)C. Yes, I heard that there was a bombing in Jakarta. (correct answer)D. That's true. Backpacking in Indonesia is exiting. (wrong!),2009/2/6,6,GEPT Study Group: Study N

7、otes (1),試題檢討(1)：一般建議,了解後? 找意義相同或相關(guān)的答案。 (例) M: You're pulling your investments out of our company?F: Yes! This corruption is simply inexcusable.M: Corruption is the lubricant (潤滑劑) that oils the wheels of commerc

8、e. ? 潤滑輪胎，幫助前進(jìn)Q:What is the man saying about corruption?A. It' s what makes business progress.B. It helps executives come clean. (wrong!)C. It balances the overall economy. (wrong!)D. It creates strong business

9、 relationships. (wrong!),2009/2/6,7,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢討(1)：一般建議,片語不會可以先猜猜看。 (例) M: I am a man on a mission these days.F: Yes, you seem really different in the office.M: It‘s just a sheer drive to g

10、o for the gold. (go for no. 1)Q:What is the man describing?A. his despondency (wrong!)B. his new raise(wrong!)C. his desire to excelD. his optimism (wrong!),2009/2/6,8,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢討 (2)：聽力,問

11、答題：考對談的回應(yīng)；可以在答案中把正負(fù)回應(yīng)當(dāng)線索（１),2009/2/6,9,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢討 (2)：線索（2) (key word or idea),hold down the fort – ???線索（1+2) Mark, can you hold down the fort (堡壘) while John is away? (key idea)用消去法 (ye

12、s—解決John不在的問題, no –不解決John不在的問題)A. No, I can‘ t leave the office today. There’ s too much to do. (和問題不相關(guān)；和解決問題不相關(guān)）B. Yes, I‘ ll be traveling with John (和問題相矛盾；不是解決問題)on this business trip.C. Yes, I‘ ll hold all of Jo

13、hn’ s mail (可能相關(guān)；但hold the mail不可能等於hold down the fort) for him until he returns.D. Absolutely. I' ll have everything under complete control.hold (down) the fort -擔(dān)負(fù)責(zé)任以維持現(xiàn)狀,2009/2/6,10,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes

14、 (1),試題檢討 (2)：依線索(key word)猜題,R&D– ???Do you think the investors will oppose spending (key word) on R and D?用消去法 A. Our investors are anxious about next year‘ s profits.(和spending不相關(guān)）B. I think so. Spending in

15、creased slightly last quarter.(理由不對） C. Well, they might consider it a waste of money.D. Of course not. They know that business lunches are important. (Possible, 可是R&D 不等於 business lunches?）R&D –Research and

16、Development 研發(fā),2009/2/6,11,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢討 (2)：難題,Cyclical company 週期性公司（隨著季節(jié)有盈虧）We are in charge of a complex situation, heading a cyclical company in a score of commodity pursuits. (商品採購; key wo

17、rd)用消去法 A. You are right. This recession has clamped down (壓制)on our advertising funds. (wrong不相關(guān)) B. Yes. Therefore, we have yet to achieve global brand recognition like some other companies. (see 備忘錄)C. You must be

18、 referring to our competitor' s aggressive marketing launch. (wrong不相關(guān)) D. I disagree. I think it‘ s actually an incredibly complicated company structure. (wrong不相關(guān)),2009/2/6,12,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢

19、討 (2)：難題,dipping into the red 有虧損 (可以猜 based on 1) dip 沾、下沉; 2) its negative tone）I doubt (懷疑可能性; 也就是不可能) you' ll be able to steer this company without dipping into the red. 用消去法 (yes—負(fù)面；no– 正面)A. I disagree. We a

20、re going to have some really difficult financial times. (wrong; 兩句互相矛盾) B. You' re right. Our third-quarter net profit rose almost 40 percent this year. (wrong; 兩句互相矛盾) C. Yes. There is definitely going to be some

21、 smooth sailing this year. (wrong;兩句互相矛盾) D Well, there are going to be a few layoffs (裁撤職員), but we will come through OK.,2009/2/6,13,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢討 (2)：聽力,要找最合適的答案Tricky answers: 日常生活中可能用，但不直接

22、相關(guān)的答案1. Some people think the new leader is tough.A. Yes, but some people respect that he crushes protests quickly. (correct answer)C. Actually, he usually supports street protests in the city.(wrong!)(supporting str

23、eet protests 不見得是不tough。) 2. The boss is not going to tolerate Kim' s lateness for much longer. A. Actually, Kim has only worked at the company for six months. (wrong!)(So he might not be used to it.日常生活中可能用.還是

24、不直接相關(guān)),2009/2/6,14,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢討 (2)：聽力,Tricky answers:不直接相同的答案F: Is there any way we could get feedback on our product?M: No problem. I sent Lisa to talk to the retailers.F: Good idea. That s

25、hould provide us with the information we need.Q:Whom is Lisa going to talk to?A. Lisa will talk to the people who sell directly to the customer. (=retailers)B. She is going to talk to someone who knows about sales. (n

26、ot necessarily the retailers),2009/2/6,15,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢討 (2)：聽力,Tricky answers:不直接相關(guān)的答案Q: Which of the following is the BEST description of "guerrilla marketing"?A. Dressing as cartoon

27、 characters.B. Street-based advertising.C. Flyers on telephone poles.D. Telephone soliciting.Ex: guerilla – 游擊隊 ; 沒有強(qiáng)大軍力（財力）的攻擊(推銷)方式。an unconventional system of promotions that relies on time, energy and imaginatio

28、n rather than a big marketing budget. ...(Wiki)A, C, D 是可能用的方法，但見樹不見林；不是適當(dāng)?shù)亩x或描述。,2009/2/6,16,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢討 (2)：聽力,Tricky answers: 非yes/no 的答案1 Go ahead, Mr. Smith. I' m all ears.A. Yes,

29、 I‘ m sorry I missed your call yesterday. (possible, but not the best!)D. Thank you. I was calling in regard to next week' s meeting.,2009/2/6,17,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),試題檢討 (3)：閱讀,段落閱讀理解：1. 運(yùn)用閱讀技巧：sk

30、imming (略讀—for main ideas in 1st sentences and last sentences; in 1st paragraph and last paragraphs); scanning (掃瞄—for specific details—numbers, list, facts, names). 在回答題目時需要。2. 建議閱讀步驟—1) 閱讀main idea 和結(jié)構(gòu); 2) 根據(jù)題目找細(xì)節(jié)。

31、3. 1st reading 可以跳過部分：list, names, examples, inserted phrases；紙筆考試時可以把以上skip的部分圈起來；把main idea 畫上底線。4. 由脈絡(luò)猜生字意義。,2009/2/6,18,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),範(fàn)例(1): red: important details; grey: to skip in the first rea

32、ding,MEMO TO: MARKETING DEPARTMENTRE: MARKET RESEARCH Date: May 15, 2004As you all know, our new line has been on the market for a while now. The time has come to reach out and get some feedback on how our produc

33、ts fared. We‘d like to avoid written surveys, instead focussing on face-to-face questioning. We want people to know that we care about their opinion. As much as (雖然?下一句是main idea)we would like to focus on actual customer

34、s, past experience has taught us that methods such as telephone surveys are a waste of time and effort. People rarely give callers the time of day and we would rather not have them associate our brand with what they cons

35、ider to be an invasion of their privacy. So, we will focus our energy on retailers. This will enable us to further solidify our relationship with individual retailers and get straightforward feedback with regard to consu

36、mer response. The data we gather should ultimately be used to make our brand more recognizable and trustworthy.,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),19,About market research; 決定問retailers,結(jié)構(gòu)：1. 採取方法& Reason

37、2. 不採方法& reason; 3. 採方法& reason,由脈絡(luò)猜生字意義。,What does Mr. Black mean by "fared"?A. He wants to fire the product designer. (類似音)B. He would like to know if the terms are fair. (同音) C. He is wondering

38、 about the quality of the product.D. He wants to know if the product is succeeding.脈絡(luò) get some feedback on how our products fared. (動詞，不可能是問quality),2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),20,Tricky Questions—need

39、judgment,How does Mr. Black feel about phone surveys?A. He feels they can be effective.B. He thinks they are intrusive.C. They waste his time. (wrong;不是浪費(fèi)他的時間) D. They are important to research.Context: …past expe

40、rience has taught us that methods such as telephone surveys are a waste of time and effort. People rarely give callers the time of day and we would rather not have them associate our brand with what they consider to be a

41、n invasion of their privacy.,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),21,範(fàn)例(2): red: important details; grey: to skip in the first reading,AOL and Time Warner's merger received much international press several year

42、s ago. Today, shareholders are meeting to question the media conglomerate's future. AOL Time Warner appears to be struggling under the weight of the merger. In the post-merger chaos, most of the deal's architects

43、 were forced out of the company. There are concerns over slumping share prices, as well as boardroom turmoil. There is also the impending threat of corporate debt and many have questioned the company's accounting pra

44、ctices. This has accumulated a mess of strategic and legal issues. Some shareholder lawsuits accuse top management of insider trading. Some investor watchdog groups would like to see some turnover on the board. The AOL T

45、ime Warner board has been blamed for making the company a high-risk investment, causing low investor confidence.,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),22,兩個公司合併後的問題及原因,結(jié)構(gòu)：1. 提出問題2. 解釋問題; 3. 問題主因,Scanning for deta

46、ils and looking for synonyms (同義字),Who would like to see the board of directors reconstructed?文章: . Some investor watchdog groups would like to see some turnover on the board. A. Concerned investors. B. Boardroom advi

47、sors. (wrong) C. Media watchers. (wrong; 是investor—不要被同樣出現(xiàn)的字騙了) D. Insider legal teams.,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),23,Scanning for details and looking for synonyms (同義字),What is one thing that had happe

48、ned immediately following the merger?文章： . In the post-merger chaos, most of the deal's architects were forced out of the company. A. Declining share prices.B. The contractors were gone.C. Insider trading ensued.

49、D. Dicey investments occurred.,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),24,Scanning for details and looking for synonyms (同義字),According to the article, which of the following is NOT true?Indebtedness has the potenti

50、al to affect the success of the merger.本文： There is also the impending threat of corporate debt …. B. There are current accusations of trading through tip offs. 本文： Some shareholder lawsuits accuse top management of i

51、nsider trading. C. The value of shares tumbling is a concern of those involved.本文：There are concerns over slumping share prices, D. Consistent board turnover is increasingly seen as damaging.本文： Some investor watchd

52、og groups would like to see some turnover on the board.,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),25,推論(inference),Which factor is most likely contributing to the loss of investor faith in AOL Time Warner?A. Strategic

53、positioning. (not mentioned)B. International press. (not mentioned)C. Questionable accounting.D. Low investor confidence. (重複問題)本文： The AOL Time Warner board has been blamed for …causing low investor confidence. ?Th

54、ere is also the impending threat of corporate debt and many have questioned the company's accounting practices.Some shareholder lawsuits accuse top management of insider trading.,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Not

55、es (1),26,範(fàn)例(3): red: important details; grey: to skip in the first reading,It‘s not often that mainland China allows any of its precious artifacts to make a trip to Taiwan, but that is just what happened when some of th

56、e terra-cotta (赤陶)warriors(兵馬俑), originally housed in Beijing, were put on display in Taipei. People came from all over Taiwan to see the famous Qin Dynasty statues. More than 3,000 tickets to the exhibition were sold wi

57、thin one hour. Prior to this exhibition, Beijing had only allowed ten statues to be displayed in Taiwan. This event showcased seventeen of the warriors, along with other artifacts. Although (讓步句，重點(diǎn)在下一句)mainland China att

58、empted to bring politics into the situation, Taiwan officials claimed that politics and art were indeed two separate issues. They focused only on the educational benefits of learning more about Chinese culture and histor

59、y.,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),27,臺灣展出大陸的兵馬俑,結(jié)構(gòu)：1. 臺北展出兵馬俑2. 展出背景、內(nèi)容和受歡迎程度3. 展出目的,Tricky Question,How many tickets to the event might have been sold within one hour?A. 2999B. 3000C. 1500D. 3400 tric

60、ky 本文：(easy to find) More than 3,000 tickets to the exhibition were sold within one hour.,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),28,有用字彙 (1),,2009/2/6,29,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),有用字彙 (2),,2009/2/6,30,GEPT

61、 Study Group: Study Notes (1),有用字彙 (3),,2009/2/6,31,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),勘誤 (1),F: Hi, Bob. What have you been up to lately?M: Well, I've been working the links to fill a gap.F: Yes, I heard that you h

62、ad been laid off. Q:What has the man been up to?A. He' s taking time off.B. He' s working as a caddy.C. He's going back to school.D. He is job hunting. B  (應(yīng)該是 D.),2009/2/6,GEPT Study G

63、roup: Study Notes (1),32,勘誤 (2),Personal Ad- Man Seeking WomanAbout me.... Hi! My name's David. I am an enthusiastic musician and writer. I have a hectic work schedule, but I still have time for love. I love to dan

64、ce and watch movies. … Which of the following does David mention that he likes to do in his free time?A. Create music???.B. Read novels and poetry.C. Go to dance clubs.D. Play baseball. A (應(yīng)該是C),2009/2/

65、6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),33,課程管理,分組 –沒有組別的請留下來討論。功課 – 第一篇作文 (這禮拜天之前)；模擬考－at LiveABC (到禮拜一凌晨2009-02-23 00:00）模擬考題答案不要外洩。Make the best of this study group to learn!!! 能考過最好，可是要知道如何準(zhǔn)備，並同時保持興趣。 小組討論—分

66、享討論: What have I learned? 彼此支持: What problems do I have? 彼此督促: Don’t be absent! Are you learning a lot? 一起練習(xí): What is ---? 會話練習(xí)。,2009/2/6,GEPT Study Group: Study Notes (1),34,,學(xué)習(xí)愉快！,2009/2/6,35,GEPT Study Group: Study