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2012年

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLYWhilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE,usingnomorethanthreewordsineachgap.Makesuretheword（s）youfillinis（are）bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.Now,listentothemini-lecture.Observation

Peopledoobservationindailylifecontextforsafetyorforproperbehaviour.However,therearedifferencesindailylifeobservationandresearchobservation.

Differences

——dailylifeobservation

・-casual

-d）

—defendenceonmemory

——researchobservation

-

（2）

carefulrecordkeeping

B.Waystoselectsamplesinresearch

——timesampling

—systematic:

e.g.fixedintervalseveryhour

―random:

fixedintervalsbut（3）

Systematicsamplingandrandomsamplingareoftenusedincombination.

■■■■（4）

~definition:

selectionofdifferentlocations

一reason:

humans'oranimals'behaviour（5）acrosscircumstances

―（6）:

moreobjectiveobservations

C.Waystorecordbehaviour（7）

——observationwithintervention

~participantobservation:

researcherasobserverandparticipant

~fieldexperiment:

research（8）overconditions

——observationwithoutintervention

purpose:

describingbehaviour（9）

（10）:

nointervention

~researcher:

apassiverecorder

SECTIONBINTERVIEW

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Questions1to5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefoliowingfivequestions.Nowlistentotheinterview.

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutcreativityisINCORRECT?

A.Creativitystemsfromhumanbeings'novelthinking.

B.Thedurationofthecreativeprocessvariesfrompersontoperson.

C.Creativepeoplefocusonnovelthinkingratherthanonsolutions.

D.Theoutcomeofhumancreativitycomesinvariedforms-

2.TheintervieweecitestheBachfamilytoshowthatcreativity

A.appearstobetheresultoftheenvironment.

B.seemstobeattributabletogeneticmakeup.

C.appearstobemoreassociatedwithgreatpeople.

D.comesfrombothenvironmentandgeneticmakeup.

3.Howmanytypesofthecreativeprocessdoestheintervieweedescribe?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.

4.WhichofthefollowingfeaturesofacreativepersonalityisNOTmentionedintheinterview?

A.Unconventional.B.OriginaL

C.Resolute.D.Critical.

5.Theinterviewee^suggestionforacreativityworkoutsupportstheviewthat

A.brainexercisingwillnotmakepeoplecreative.

B.mostpeoplehavediversifiedinterestsandhobbies.

C.theenvironmentissignificantinthecreativeprocess.

D.creativitycanonlybefoundingreatpeople.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCAST

InthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.Nowlistentothenews.

6.Whatisthenewsitemmainlyabout?

A.U.S.astronautsmadethreespacewalks.

B・Aninternationalspacestationwassetup.

C.Aprobleminthecoolingsystemwassolved・

D.A350-kilogramammoniapumpwasremoved.

Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

7.Inwhichcountrywouldparentsoftenthreatentopunishchildrenbyleavingthemoutside?

A.India.B.ThePhilippines.

C.Egypt.D.Notmentioned.

8・Whatisthemainpurposeofthestudy?

A.Torevealculturaldifferencesandsimilarities.

B.Toexposecasesofchildabuseandpunishment.

C.Toanalyzechildbehaviouracrosscountries-

D.Toinvestigatewaysofphysicalpunishment.

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.Nowlistentothenews.

9.Accordingtothenewsitem,Japan'seconomicgrowthinthesecondquarterwaslessthanthefirstquarter.

A.

0.6percent

C・4percent

10.HowmanyreasonsdoesthenewsitemciteforJapan'ssloweconomicgrowth?

A.2.B.3.C.4.D.5.

2011年

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhearamini-lecture.YouwillhearthelectureONCEONLY.Whilelistening,takenotesontheimportantpoints.Yournoteswillnotbemarked,butyouwillneedthemtocompleteagap-fillingtaskafterthemini-lecture.Whenthelectureisover,youwillbegiventwominutestocheckyournotes,andanothertenminutestocompletethegap-fillingtaskonANSWERSHEETONE.SomeofthegapsmayrequireamaximumofTHREEwords.Makesuretheword（s）youfillinis（are）bothgrammaticallyandsemanticallyacceptable.Youmayrefertoyournoteswhilecompletingthetask.Usetheblanksheetfornote-taking.

Now,listentothemini-lecture.

ClassificationsofCultures

AccordingtoEdwardHall,differentculturesresultindifferentideasabouttheworld.Hallisananthropologist.Heisinterestedinrelationsbetweencultures.

I.High-contextculture

A.feature

-context:

moreimportantthanthemessage

-meaning:

（1）

i.e.moreattentionpaidto

（2）thantothemessageitself

B.examples

-personalspace

-preferencefor（3）

-lessrespectforprivacy/personalspace

・attentionto（4）

・conceptoftime

-beliefin（5）interpretationoftime

-noconcernforpunctuality

-nocontrolovertime

11.Low-contextculture

A.feature

-message:

separatefromcontext

-meaning:

（6）

B.examples

・personalspace

-desire/respectforindividuality/privacy

-lessattentiontobodylanguage

-moreconcernfor（7）

・attitudetowardtime

-conceptoftime:

（8）

-dislikeof（9）

-timeseenascommodity

III.Conclusion

Awarenessofdifferentculturalassumptions

-relevanceinworkandlife

e.g.business,negotiation,etc.

-（10）insuccessfulcommunication

SECTIONBINTERVIEW/CONVERSATIONInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

QuestionsIto5arebasedonaninterview.Attheendoftheinterviewyouwillbegiven10secondstoanswereachofthefollowingfivequestions.

Now,listentotheinterview.

1.AccordingtoDr.Harley,whatmakeslanguagelearningmoredifficultafteracertainage?

A.Differencesbetweentwolanguages.

B・Decliningcapacitytolearnsyntax.

C・Lackoftimeavailable.

D.Absenceofmotivation.

2.WhatdoestheexampleofCzechspeakersshow?

A.Ifsnaturalforlanguagelearnerstomakeerrors・

B.Differencesbetweenlanguagescausedifficulty.

C・ThereexistdifferencesbetweenEnglishandCzech・

D.Difficultystemsfromeitherdifferenceorsimilarity.

3.WhichofthefollowingmethodsdoesNOTadvocatespeaking?

A.Thetraditionalmethod.

B.Theaudiolingualmethod.

C.Theimmersionmethod.

D.Thedirectmethod.

4.Whichhypothesisdealswiththeroleoflanguageknowledgeinthelearningprocess?

A.Theacquisitionandlearningdistinctionhypothesis.

B.Thecomprehensibleinputhypothesis.

C.Themonitorhypothesis.

D.Theactivefilterhypothesis.

5.WhichofthefollowingtopicsisNOTdiscussedduringtheinterview?

A.Causesoflanguagelearningdifficulties.

B.Differencesbetweenmothertongueandasecondlanguage.

C.Theoreticalconceptualizationofsecondlanguagelearning.

D.Pedagogicalimplementationofsecondlanguageteaching.

SECTIONCNEWSBROADCASTInthissectionyouwillheareverythingONCEONLY.Listencarefullyandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.MarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.

Question6isbasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven10secondstoanswerthequestion.

Now,listentothenews.

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisINCORRECT?

A.GreyhoundisBritain'slargestbusandtrainoperator.

B.CurrentlyGreyhoundroutesinBritainarelimited.

C・ThecoachstartsfromLondoneveryhou匚

D.Passengersareofferedavarietyofservices.

Questions7and8arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

7.WhatdoesthenewsitemsayaboutthefiresinGreece?

A.FiresonlyoccurredneartheGreekcapital.

B.Firesnearthecapitalcausedcasualties.

C.Firesnearthecapitalwerethebiggest.

D.Firesnearthecapitalweresoonundercontrol.

8.Accordingtothenews,whatmeasuredidauthoritiestaketofightthefires?

A.Residentswereaskedtovacatetheirhomes.

B.Troopswerebroughtintohelpthefirefighters.

C.Airoperationsandwaterdropscontinuedovernight.

D.Anothersixfireenginesjoinedthefirefightingoperation.

Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheendofthenewsitem,youwillbegiven20secondstoanswerthequestions.

Now,listentothenews.

9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacauseofthecurrentdeclineintheMexicaneconomy?

A.FewerjobopportunitiesinMexico.

B.StrongtieswiththeU.S.economy.

C.Declineintourism.

D.Declineintaxrevenues.

10.Dropinremittancesfromabroadismainlydueto

A.decliningoilproduction

B.theoutbreakoftheH1N1flu

C.thedecliningGDPinMexico

D.theeconomicdownturnintheU.S.

2010年

SECTIONAMINI-LECTURE

Inthissectionyouwillhear