北外“高级时事英语”课程终结考试笔试复习题暨考试宝典精选.doc

“高级时事英语”课程终结考试笔试复习题暨考试宝典 课文框架纵览  蓝色字体部分为准备口语考试时需要具体复习的单元。 主题 内容简介 1 The Media （媒体） 学习了解不同的媒体形式，区分事实与意见，解读新闻标题，了解“大众传媒”的定义，学会描述不同的媒体给自身生活带来的影响等。 2 Cultural Differences and Similarities（文化异同） 学习描述不同文化之异同，解析调查结果，预测文章内容，识别作者观点等。 3 Education （教育） 学习描述教育体制，讨论教育方面的问题并提建议，就传统教育体制和现代教育体制进行对比等。 4 Development （发展） 学习描述日常生活变化及国家的发展，辨别社会发展带来的积极和负面的作用，就现代发明发表观点等。 5 Our Environment （环境） 学习从上下文解析含义，表达担心、焦虑的心情，发表批评意见或对批评意见做回应等。 6 Social Problems （社会问题） 学习描绘社会问题，就社会问题的根源进行讨论、发表意见，建议解决办法或评估解决办法等。 7 Equality （平等） 学习描述男女不同分工或角色，讨论有关性别平等、种族平等问题。 8 Information Highway （信息高速） 学习描述电脑的多种用途，谈论电脑科技的发展，推论/引申作者的态度等。 /v_show/id_XMzE5NDQyNzYw.html 第二次节目：/programs/view/xXtYHl4zU_Q/ 第三次节目：/programs/view/gmm_eQbe6Ak/ Information for the Examinees: This examination consists of THREE sections. They are: Section I: Listening Test (25 points, 30 minutes) Section II: Reading Test (50 points, 60 minutes) Section III: Writing Test (25 points, 30 minutes) The total marks for this examination are 100 points. Time allowed for completing this examination is 2 hours (120 minutes). YOU MUST WRITE ALL YOUR ANSWERS ON THE ANSWER SHEET. Section I Listening Test [25 points] Instructions: The listening test will take approximately 30 minutes. There are THREE parts to the test. There will be a pause of 30 seconds before each part to allow you to look at your questions. There will be a pause of 30 seconds after each part to allow you to think about your answers. 同学们，本复习题中红色字体部分将和大家最终拿到的考卷一模一样，以下是听力部分的复习题—— Review question 1: Instructions: Listen to a paragraph. As you listen, fill in each blank with the word you hear. NOTE: Each blank consists of only one word. Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people ______ (1) to as many as two or three newspapers. But why do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings -- battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed -- took months and even years to _