SECTION B SKIMMING AND SCANNING［5 MIN.］
In this section there are five passages with a total of ten multiple-choice questions. Skim or scan them as required and then mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
TEXT E
First read the following questions.
81. The passage is chiefly about ____.
A. the birthplace of Shakespeare
B. Mary’s childhood
C. England’s most famous playwright
D. Mary Arden’s house
82. The wrong house visited since the 18th century ____.
A. was located close bythe Warwickshire village of Wilmcote
B. was in fact owned by Adam Palmer, a family friend and neighbor
C. could be traced back to 1587
D. was Mary’s childhood home
Now read Text E quickly and mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
Shakespeare lovers keen to see the place where the Bard’s mother Mary Arden grew up have been visiting the wrong house since the 18th century. The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust said that new research had shown the Tudor farmhouse long known as “Mary Arden’s House” in fact belonged to a family friend. The mother ofWilliam Shakespeare, England’s most famous playwriter, actually lived in another property close bythe Warwickshire village of Wilmcote, three miles north of Stratford-upon-Avon. The discovery was made by local historian Nat Alcock, who traced medieval land deeds, including a rental agreement dating from 1587, showing that a building known as Glebe Farm was Mary’s childhood home. The house thought to have been her home was in fact owned by Adam Palmer, a family friend and neighbor. Glebe Farm will now be known as Mary Arden’s House and the building which previously bore that name will be called Palmer’s Farm.
TEXT F
First read the following questions.
83. According to an EU poll published recently,____of those polled believe foreign language skills are useful.
A. 71 percent
B. 72 percent
C. 69 percent
D. 70 percent
84. Which country has a percentage of 12.3 population that know no language apart from their mother tongue?
A. Britain.
B. Luxembourg.
C. Denmark.
D. Sweden.
Now read Text F quickly and mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
The British are the European Union’s worst linguists while the citizens of Luxem bourg are the best, according to an EU poll published recently. Almost two-thirds of Britons know no language apart from their mother tongue, the highest figure recorded in the 15 EU countries. That compares to just 2.2 percent in Luxembourg, 12.3 percent of Danes and an EU average of 47.3 percent of people who speak no other language but their own, the poll of 16,000 EU citizens said. But British travelers to Europe need not worry. English is the most common second language in the EU, spoken by 41 percent of the block’s citizens. In Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, at least 78 percent of people speak English as a second language. Although 47 percent of EU citizens know only their mother tongue, there is wide agreement that speaking foreign language is good thing. 72 percent of those polled believe foreign language skills are useful, 71 percent said everyone should know one foreign language and 69 percent said everyone should speak English.
TEXT G
First read the following questions.
85. The passage is mainly about ____.
A. male children and how they develop a sex role
B. female children and how they develop a sex role
C. babies and how they are affected by their parents
D. parental warmth and its effects
86. Which of the following tend to treat male and female children more alike?
A. Fathers. B. Sisters.
C. Mothers.
D. Brothers.
Now read Text G quickly and mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
How warm parents are with their children has a strong influence on the childrens personalities. Boy who are highly masculine, for example, tend to see their fathers as very warm and regarding. The warmth of both parents tends to lead to more feminity in girls. The influence of the fathers seems to be more important, since fathers generally treat male and female children differently as compared to mothers who treat male and female children in a more similar manner
TEXT H
First read the following questions.
87. ELTECS-Chi-L is sponsored by ____.
A. UK
B. USA
C. Belgium
D. Japan
88. To join ELTECS-Chi-L, one could____.
A. write a letter to Ma Zhigang
B. telephone Ma Zhigang
C. send an e-mail to Ma Zhigang
D. all of the above means
Now read Text H quickly and mark your answerS on your ANSWER SHEET.
English teachers network ELTECS-Chi-L
What is ELTECS-Chi-L
English Language Teaching Contacts Scheme for China List (ELTECS-Chi-L) is a British Council China on-line discussion group for Chinese English language teaching (ELT) professionals with an interest in developing themselves and sharing views on ELT. Launched in Beijing by Helena Kennedy QC, Chair of the British Council, on 9th October 1998, the network now has around 450 subscribers among whom more than 40 are from the UK, Belgium, Japan and other countries.
ELTECS-Chi-L is a sister network to the ELTECS (English Language Teaching Contact Scheme) network which is mainly composed of ELT professionals in central and eastern Europe with over 1000 members.
How to subscribe to ELTECS-Chi-L
Any English teachers working in primary and middle schools or universities who have e-mail access are welcome to join the network at any time to share their ideas, expertise and experience with others.
To join ELTECS-Chi-L, send the following command as email to LISTSERV@LIST1.BRITCOUN.ORG,SUB ELTECS-Chi-L yourfirstname yourlastname. For example: SUB ELTECS-Chi-L Zhonghua Zhang.
For more information please e-mail Ma Zhigang at ma.zhigang@britishcouncil.org.cn, editor of ELTECS-Chi-L.