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一、听写(Dictation) 10分

1. 测试要求:

(a ) 能在全面理解内容的基础上逐字逐句写出所听材料

(b ) 拼写和标点符号正确无误, 错误率不超过8%

(c ) 考试时间10 分钟，分值为十分

2. 测试形式:

本部分为主观试题，所听材料共念四遍。第一遍用正常语速朗读，录音语速为每分钟120 个单词，让学生听懂材料大意，第二三遍朗读时意群分句和句子之间留出约15 秒的空隙，让学生书写，第四遍再用正常语速朗读，让学生检查。

3. 测试目的:

测试学生听力理解能力拼写熟练程度以及正确运用标点符号的能力。

4. 选材原则:

(a ) 题材广泛体裁多样

(b ) 听写材料难度以不超过规定为准

(c ) 听写材料长度约150 个单词

二、听力理解(Listening Comprehension) 20分

1. 测试要求:

(a ) 能听懂英语国家人士关于日常生活和社会生活的谈话，以及中等难度( 如TOEFL 中的短文) 的听力材料。能理解大意，领会说话者的态度感情和真实意图

(b ) 能听懂相当于V O A 正常语速和B B C 新闻节目的主要内容

(c ) 能辨别各种英语变体( 如美国英语英国英语澳大利亚英语等)

(d ) 考试时间约15 分钟

2. 测试形式:

本部分采用多项选择题，分三节:Section A，Section B，共20 题。Section A: Talk 本部分由一个500 个单词的微型讲座( mini-lecture ) 和一项填空任务组成。要求学生边听边做笔记，然后完成填空任务。考试时间10 分钟。本部分共10 道填空题。

Section B: Conversations 本部分由两个450 个单词的会话组成。会话后有10 道多项选择题。本部分每道题后有10 秒的间隙，要求学生听到问题后从所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，录音语速为每分钟约120 个单词，念一遍。

3. 测试目的:

测试学生获得口头信息的能力

4. 选材原则:

(a ) 对话和短文中的部分内容与日常生活和学习活动相关

(b ) 微型讲座和会话部分的内容与日常生活以及社会和学习活动相关

三、语言知识( Language Knowledge ) 20分

(a ) 掌握并能正确运用基本语法和句法

(b ) 掌握认知词汇( 5500-6000 ) ，并且能正确、熟练地运用其中的3000-4000 个单词及其最基本的搭配

(c ) 考试时间10 分钟

本部分采用多项选择题，共20 道题, 每题有四个选项。题目中约50% 为词汇、词组和短语用法题，其余为语法和句法题。

测试学生掌握词汇、短语，及基本语法、句法概念的熟练程度。

四、完型(Cloze) 10分

(a ) 能在全面理解所给短文内容的基础上，选择一个最佳答案使短文意思和结构恢复完整

(b ) 考试时间10 分钟

2. 测试形式:在15个单词中选择10个单词填空使得整篇文章结构和内容完整，本部分采用选择题。在一篇约250 个单词、题材熟悉、难度中等的短文中留出10 个空白，每个空白为一题，要求学生从所给的词库中选择最佳答案。

3. 测试目的:

测试学生的综合语言知识和技能。

五、阅读理解(Reading Comprehension) 20分

(a ) 能读懂英美国家出版的中等难度的文章和材料

(b ) 能读懂难度相当于美国Newsweek 的国际新闻报道

(c ) 能读懂难度相当于Sons and Lovers 的文学原著

(d ) 能掌握所读材料的主旨大意，了解说明主旨大意的事实和细节，既理解字面意思，又能根据所读材料进行判断和推理。既能理解个别句子的意义，也理解上下文的逻辑关系

(e ) 能在阅读中根据需要自觉调整阅读速度和阅读技巧

(f ) 考试时间25 分钟

本部分采用多项选择题和简答题形式，由数篇阅读材料组成。阅读材料共长1800 个单词左右。学生应根据所读材料内容，从每题的四个选择项中选出一个最佳答案，或根据问题做简短回答。共15 题，其中10 道多项选择题，5 道简答题。

本部分测试学生通过阅读获取有关信息的能力，考核学生掌握相关阅读策略和技巧的程度。既要求准确性，也要求一定的速度，阅读速度为每分钟120 个单词。

(a ) 题材广泛，包括社会、科技、文化、经济、日常知识、人物传记等

(b ) 体裁多样, 包括记叙文、描写文、说明文、议论文、广告、说明书、图表等

(c ) 阅读材料的语言难度中等，关键词汇基本上不超出规定的范围

六、写作(Writing) 20分

1. 测试要求:

能根据所给的作文题目、图表或阅读材料等，写一篇200 个单词左右的作文。能做到内容相关、充实，语言通顺，用词恰当，表达得体。考试时间45 分钟。

本部分为作答题，要求学生根据题目要求作答。本部分为命题作文，文章体裁主要属于说明文、议论文或记叙文的范围。

3. 测试目的:

测试学生的基本书面表达能力。

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