1、【单选题】what is one strategy that can help you predict what the content of a text will be? a、figuring out the thesis and the topic sentences that support it b、figuring out the main argument and author's credibility c、figuring out the rhetorical context and the intended audience
2、【单选题】how do you know when you have found a text's explicit thesis statement? a、if you have read the whole work, summarized it in a sentence or two, looked for nearly matching sentences in the text, and found a match. b、if you have read the whole work, summarized it, looked for nearly matching sentences in the text, and haven't found a sentence that sums up the whole text. c、if you have read the sentence at the top of each paragraph and found a match to another text
3、【单选题】what kind of thesis is likely if you have read the whole work, summarized it, looked for nearly matching sentences in the text you are reading, and haven't found a sentence that sums up the whole text, but the meaning and point is clear? a、an implicit thesis b、an explicit thesis c、a topic sentence
4、【单选题】read the following sentence and decide what type of thesis statement it is. "the core components of a healthy lifestyle include a nutritious diet, regular exercise, and adequate sleep." a、argumentative thesis statement b、analytical thesis statement c、expository thesis statement
5、【单选题】read the following sentence and decide what type of thesis statement it is. "the school's policy to start its school day an hour later revealed three related benefits: students were more alert and attentive in class, had a more positive about school, and performed better in their coursework." a、argumentative thesis statement b、analytical thesis statement c、expository thesis statement
1、【多选题】what are the four questions raised in the text history’s nature? a、what is history b、what is history about c、how does history proceed d、what is history for
2、【多选题】what are the two qualifications mentioned in the text history’s nature that qualify people to answer these four questions? a、they must have experience with historical thinking. b、they must have an independent mind. c、they should have reflected on their own experience of historical thinking. d、they should have cogent writing skills.
3、【多选题】what are the four answers propounded by the writer? a、history is a kind of research or inquiry. b、history attempts to answer questions about human actions done in the past. c、history proceeds by the interpretation of evidence. d、history is for human self-knowledge.
4、【判断题】the writer agrees with the opinion that history is a science.
2.2academic writing 1 write a good thesis statement
1、【单选题】according to the guidelines to write a good thesis statement, choose the better or stronger thesis statement from the two choices. a、j. robert oppenheimer, the american physicist who directed the building of the first atomic bombs during world war ii, had technical, moral, and political reasons for opposing the development of the hydrogen bomb. b、j. robert oppenheimer often referred to as "the father of the atomic bomb," was born in new york city in 1904.
2、【单选题】according to the guidelines to write a good thesis statement, choose the better or stronger thesis statement from the two choices. a、like other addictive behaviors, internet addiction may have serious negative consequences, including academic failure, job loss, and a breakdown in personal relationships. b、drug and alcohol addiction is a major problem in the world today, and many people suffer from it.
3、【单选题】according to the guidelines to write a good thesis statement, choose the better or stronger thesis statement from the two choices. a、the bicycle was introduced in the nineteenth century and rapidly grew into a worldwide phenomenon. b、in several ways, bicycles today are better than they were 100 or even 50 years ago.
4、【单选题】according to the guidelines to write a good thesis statement, choose the better or stronger thesis statement from the two choices. a、although many varieties of beans belong in a healthy diet, among the most nutritious are black beans, kidney beans, chickpeas, and pinto beans. b、although beans are generally good for you, some kinds of raw beans can be dangerous if they're not well cooked.
5、【单选题】according to the guidelines to write a good thesis statement, choose the better or stronger thesis statement from the two choices. a、there are several steps that teachers can take to encourage academic integrity and curtail cheating in their classes. b、there is an epidemic of cheating in america's schools and colleges, and there are no easy solutions to this problem.
2.3academic listening 1 predicting
2.4academic writing 2 write a good topic sentence
1、【分录题】each cluster below contains one topic, one thesis statement, and two supporting sentences. in the space provided on the left, label each item as follows: t---topic; th--thesis statement; s--supporting sentence when you answer, you need to write t, th or s in the blank. group 1: ___1__ a. films based on historical events are sometimes shown in class. ___2__ b. making history more interesting ___3__ c. some history teachers use innovative methods to increase student interest. ___4__ d. instructors ask students to write short plays dramatizing historical events.
2、【分录题】each cluster below contains one topic, one thesis statement, and two supporting sentences. in the space provided on the left, label each item as follows: t---topic; th--thesis statement; s--supporting sentence when you answer, you need to write t, th or s in the blank. group 2: ___1____ a. medicine ___2____ b. antibiotics have enabled doctors to control many diseases that were once fatal. ___3___ c. organ transplants have prolonged the lives of tens of thousands of people. ___4____ d. advances in modern medicine have had great success in helping people.
1、【单选题】according to the first paragraph, surgeons and historians should________. a、be sure of their own abilities before doing their work. b、aim towards an ideal, even though it is unattainable c、try to cure the problems caused by past actions
2、【单选题】what is the main point that the writer makes in the second paragraph? a、we are unable to prevent the past from affecting the present. b、there can be no justification for ignoring the lessons of the past. c、people sometimes refuse to accept the truth of some past events.
3、【单选题】in the third paragraph, the writer claims that our need to know about other countries has changed because_____________. a、our understanding of our own countries is as complete as it can be b、we need to discover how relationships between countries have evolved c、countries are affected much more by each other than they used to be
4、【单选题】one of the effects of “the forces of modernization” mentioned in the fifth paragraph is__________. a、the destruction of the essential values of some communities b、domination of small communities by larger ones c、a reduction in the isolation of communities inside a country
2.5academic listening 2 topic identification
1、【单选题】direction: listen to the following lecture and identify the topic of this lecture. a、what’s the proper role of history in society? b、what educational steps can be taken to give history a makeover?
3.1academic reading 3: text structure
1、【判断题】the three-part essay is a writing format that consists of three parts: introduction, body and analysis.
2、【判断题】this three-part format is the basis for all types of formal writing.
3、【判断题】the author may introduce some new facts, results or ideas in the conclusion.
4、【判断题】longer academic essays use the extended version of the three-part format. in these cases, the author will divide his or her discussion up into sections and each section will be structured according to the three-part format.
5、【判断题】the author of an academic essay does not necessarily have to follow such a strict format (the three-part structure). they can show more creativity like fiction writers.
3.1.1text a_structure analysis
1、【填空题】directions: complete the structure of the text with the missing information. controversy about the relationship of language and culture (paras.1-7) (1) charlemagne believes that to have a second language is to have _①___________. (para. 6) (2) chomsky believes that there is a ___②________________________for all human languages and because language don’t differ from one another, it makes no sense to ask whether __③_____________________________________________________. (para. 6)
2、【填空题】2. different ways in which language influences our thoughts (paras. 8-18) (1) language shapes how we express __④_________________ (paras. 8-11) (2) language shapes how we express __⑤_________________ (paras. 12-13) (3) languages shapes how we understand ___⑥________________ (paras. 14-16) (4) different patterns in language reveal different cultures. (paras. 17-18)
3、【填空题】3. the author’s opinion towards the relationship between language and culture. (paras. 19-21) all this new research shows us that the language we speak not only ___⑦____________________ our thoughts but also __⑧______________ the very thoughts we wish to express
3.1.2text a_difficult sentences
1、【判断题】directions: decide whether the following statements are true or false according to the passage you have just read. 1. charlemagne believes language profoundly influences culture.
2、【判断题】2. chomsky’s universal grammar is strong proof of charlemagne’s theory.
3、【判断题】3. “a northeast hand” is acceptable in a language of one of the australian regions.
4、【判断题】4. in aymara, we may say “behind 20 years” to express “20 years ago”.
5、【判断题】5. in terms of causality and agent,spanish is somehow similar to japanese.
6、【判断题】6. the piraha people may not have the exact number while speaking its local language.
7、【判断题】7. the fact that speakers ofdifferent languages think differently proves that language shapes thoughts.
8、【判断题】8. an experiment of mit studentsproves that cognition is influenced by language.
9、【判断题】9. in the author’s opinion, when bilingual people switch from one language to another, they start thinking differently.
10、【判断题】10. the author doesn’t agree with charlemagne’s opinion.
3.2academic listening 2: transitions and signal words
3.4academic reading 4: paragraph structure
3.4.1text b: text analysis
1、【判断题】languages, like plants and animals, have their life cycle.
2、【判断题】in the second stage of cultural assimilation, people become proficient in the new language, ceasing to speak in their native language.
3、【判断题】moving to a new environment, people find it difficult to keep their cultural and linguistic traditions.
4、【判断题】that many east african countries actively promote the abandonment of tribal languages in favor of swahili shows that civil strife decrease language diversity.
5、【判断题】a language dies when the last person who speaks it dies.
6、【判断题】historically, it is a common phenomenon that some languages disappeared while others arose. but what is worth noting now is that languages are dying out at an unprecedented rate.
7、【判断题】environmental deterioration caused by human beings and economic utilization of resources have led to unexpected migration.
8、【判断题】in the age of exploration, large numbers of europeans died of the imported diseases brought about by the indigenous people.
3.4.2text b: language points
1、【单选题】words in context directions: choose the meaning closest to that of each underlined word. use the context of the sentences to help you figure out each word’s meaning. 1. disperse (v. ) means ______ —the basketball landed in the midst of some pigeons, causing them to disperse in all directions. —the police made the large crowd disperse because people are easier to manage in small groups. a、to stay b、to call out c、to scatter
2、【单选题】2.dwindle (v.) means ______ —as all number of leaves on the tree dwindled, the number on the ground increased. —chewing nicotine gum helped doreen’s craving for cigarettes to dwindle. she smoked fewer and fewer cigarettes each day until she quit altogether. a、to decrease b、to drop suddenly c、to make sense
3、【单选题】3. vanish (v.) means ______ —the magician made the rabbit vanish by slipping it under a secret door. —you gave a stranger $500 in cash to paint your house? how do you know he won’t vanish with the money? a、to answer b、to begin c、to get out of sight
4、【单选题】4. eradicate (v.) means ______ —in recent years, smallpox has been eradicated—the first time in history that humans have been able to wipe out a disease. —what makes so many people feel they must eradicate all signs of aging? why should we have to get rid of our wrinkles and gray hair? a、to review b、to erase c、to regulate strictly
5、【单选题】5. assimilate (v.) means ______ —to assimilate into the culture of a new country, it’s essential to learn the language. —the united states has often been called a “melting pot”—meaning that people of many cultures have assimilated, or blended together, within it. a、to be absorbed b、to spread thin c、to remain
3.5academic writing 3: plagiarism
1、【单选题】you have a friend who usually looks over your papers and together you discuss how to improve them. is this plagiarism? a、yes, you should never accept help with the writing of your papers. b、it's fine to get help from a friend as long as your discussion is a general one, and does not involve detailed conceptual or editorial changes.
2、【单选题】paraphrasing too closely to the original text, even if you do credit the source, is still considered as plagiarism because: a、you must never use the words of others when you are using their ideas. b、by changing a few words or the order of the original words, you have changed the author's exact words. c、you have failed to indicate, by means of direct quotation marks, which are the exact words of the original.
3、【单选题】drawing information or content from the work of another without acknowledging the source by citing a reference is considered to be plagiarism in all of the following cases except: a、reproducing in your paper a chart contained in the author's work. b、using data that the author has compiled through his/her independent investigation. c、using the exact words of the author. d、using information from the author's work that is regarded as common knowledge in the discipline.
4、【单选题】you are guilty of plagiarism if you: a、examine the ideas and arguments of others to help you shape your own thoughts or views on a particular issue. b、use the work of another and misrepresent it as your own. c、make use of the works of others to gather information. d、make use of the works of others to support your own arguments.
3.6academic speaking 2: structure of academic lectures
3.7academic writing 4: summary
1、【单选题】directions: rewrite the sentences replacing the long expressions with single words selected from the accompanying list. the name of the sender could not be found in any poart of the letter. the letter was __________. a、estimate b、unassailable c、anonymous d、futile
2、【单选题】my efforts did not meet with success. my efforts were __________. a、futile b、annonymous c、estimate d、unassailable
3、【单选题】there was no means by which the enemy could attack the fortress. the fortress was __________. a、annonymous b、futile c、unassailable d、estimate
4、【单选题】let me have an idea of how much it would cost. let me __________ the cost. a、futile b、unassailable c、anonymous d、estimate
4.1academic reading 5: reading literature
4.3academic writing 5: abstract
5.1academic reading 7: how to understand a concept in an exposition essay
5.1.1structure analysis (text a)
5.1.2difficult sentences (text a)
5.2academic listening 4: identifying comparison and contrast
5.3academic reading 8: guessing unfamiliar words from text
5.4academic listening 5: note-taking
5.4.1ted talk: connected, but alone?
5.5academic speaking 3: delivering a presentation
6.1academic reading 9：skill9 facts v.s. opinions
6.2academic listening 6: listening for main ideas and supporting details
6.4academic reading 10: skill 10 comparison and contrast