简答题Why do many English learners find it difficult to understand English news? A、They are unfamiliar with the western culture and the local happenings. B、They try to understand every detail in the news. C、News reporters tend to speak too fast. D、They are unfamiliar with the news reporters’ particular accents.简答题What kinds of tools are most frequently used for note-taking? A、Pictures. B、Symbols. C、Abbreviations. D、Maps.简答题The word “fighting” sounds like /ˈfaɪdɪŋ/ in American English.简答题While note-taking, what kinds of words should be taken? A、Signpost words. B、Conjunction words. C、Function words. D、Content words.简答题Which of the following expressions is used to show contrast? A、 in short B、 in contrast to C、although D、 for instance简答题Answer is articulated /ˈænsər/ in RP and /ˈɑːnsə(r)/ in GA.简答题Which type of shadowing is suitable for beginners? A、Phonemic shadowing. B、Phrase shadowing. C、Phonetic shadowing D、Alphabet shadowing简答题All news reports attempt to answer __________. A、five “W”s and one “H”questions B、four “W”s and two “H”questions C、five “W”s and two “H”questions D、five “H”s and one “W”questions简答题British pronunciation for vaccine is /ˈvæksiːn/.简答题Which of the following expressions is used to show emphasis? A、in other words. B、on the contrary. C、a top priority. D、for example.简答题Tomato is pronounced /təˈmɑ:təʊ/ in GA and /təˈmeɪtoʊ/ in RP.简答题Signposts function as ____________ between the preceding and following parts of speech. A、connecting links. B、logic threads. C、dividing line. D、examples.简答题“A major reason for the rapid development ” can be represented by: A、 *∵↑ B、++∴ C、// →£ D、≈⏉ ↓简答题“Let’s wrap it up” is used to make ________. A、a comparison B、a new topic C、a list D、a summary简答题RP has equivalent names of _______. A、BBC English B、VOA English C、Queen’s English D、Royal English简答题If you hear the words like “scientists”, “ocean”, “warming”, “sea creatures”, “temperature change”, and “die” in a passage, you might know that the passage is most probably about __________. A、The reasons for the extinction of some species. B、The reasons for the changes of ocean climates. C、The effects of warming oceans on the sea life. D、The relationship between global warming and ocean temperature.简答题Which of the following expressions are used to show cause and effect? A、consequently. B、to sum up. C、in a word. D、thanks to.简答题Which of the following questions are about the gist of the listening text? A、What’s the subject of the passage? B、What’s the man possibly going to do tomorrow morning? C、What are the speakers mainly talking about? D、What is the most difficult task according to the speaker? E、What’s the purpose of the passage? F、What advice does the speaker give about energy security?简答题In the inverted pyramid structure for news reports, the information is arranged __________. A、in ascending order of importance B、in descending order of importance C、in chronological order D、in spatial order简答题What is true about shadowing? A、Students listen and repeat what they hear by seeing the script. B、Shadowing can enlarge your capacity of long term memory. C、Students are required to echo word by word as precisely and quickly as possible. D、While shadowing, students are allowed to repeat only the general idea of the recording.