一、题目要求
考生要求用简单的英文单词回答10-12道题。每道题3-9秒，然后机器会问一句5-10秒的疑问句(以选择疑问句和特殊疑问句为主)，学生听完题需要在3秒之内做出反应，回答不超过10秒。(话题包括常识类)
二、考查能力
(1)反应能力(对语音的反应速度)
(2)词汇量
(3)常识的理解(比如在哪个屋子里洗衣服?竟然是bathroom不是laundry room)
三、失分原因
(1)反应不及时，瞬间大脑短路
(2)有很多题答案很简单，关键是考生没有听懂问题。
(3)词汇量不够大
(4)缺少国外生活常识
四、应对策略
(1)拓展不同学科的基础词汇，比如元素周期表(periodic table)，乘法表multiplication table, algebra,
geometry, 提高听力理解能力。NB: 本题不涉及各学科的专业知识。
(2)多看国外电视，电影，提高自己的知识储备。
| To crossover from one side of the wide river to another without using boat, what is usually require? | A bridge |
| A person coming to a foreign land to settle there | Immigrant |
| A person who is unable to pay his debts | Insolvent |
| One who knows or sees everything, omniscient or omnipresent? | omniscient |
| One who attends to sick people and prescribe medicines | Physician |
| Where do u pay for your purchases at the super market? | (at) checkout |
| How many years are in a decade? | 10 Years |
| Which of these would probably be found in most homes around the world — a computer, a bed, or a television? | a bed |
| Would a town, a village or a city probably cover the largest area? | a city |
| In which room of their home would someone usually wash their clothes? | a laundry/a bathroom |
| If you forget the way what will you buy to find your destination? | A map |
| If a button has come off a shirt, what would someone most likely use to put it back on? | A needle and thread |
| What is a painting of a person‟s head is called? | A portrait |
| Who would you consult to treat a fear of crowded places, a philosopher or a psychologist?” | a psychologist |
| What general part of the day is known as dawn? | A sunrise |
| Would a supermarket, a café, or a bookstore probably have the widest range of products available? | a supermarket |
| What we call it, when moon completely blocks out the light from the sun? | A solar eclipse / an eclipse |
| A list of headings of the business to be transacted at a meeting | Agenda |
| How would you describe an economy based largely on farming? | Agricultural or Rural |
| Treatment of diseases by drugs whose effect on the bosy is the opposite of the disease. | Allopathy |
| On what geographical location would someone be living if their country is surrounded by water on all side? | an island |
| A person who wishes to throw his establishment. | Anarchist |
| What piece of equipment would you use to go diving in the sea, an aqualung or an aquaplane? | Aqualung |
| What piece of equipment would you use for floating on the sea? | Aquaplane |
| A fishes where fishes are kept | Aquarium |
| A tank where fish or water plants are kept. | Aquarium |
| One who studies the past through objects left behind | Archaeologist |
| One who plans and draws the design of buildings and superintends their erection | Architect |
| What is the name of ground military forces? | Army |
| Where would you go to see an exhibition of sculpture? | Art gallery or Museum |
| What is the study of stars and planets is called? | Astronomy |
| Where are fishes kept? | At Aquarium |
| A person who does not believe in the existence of god. | Atheist |
| An assembly of listeners: | Audience |
| What kind of book is written by a person about their own life? | Autobiography |
| A government where the power is concentrated in the hands of one person. | Autocracy |
| A place where birds are kept, aquarium or aviary? | aviary |
| Simplest and smallest form of plant life, present in air, water and soil; essential to life but may cause disease? | Bacteria |
| Who is a person that makes bread, cakes and pastries? | Baker |
| Who cuts men’s hair? | Barber |
| What do you call an apartment that is below ground level? | Basement apartment |
| A list of books representing some scholarly work for reference | Bibliography |
| Which major branch of science deals with the classification of living things? | biology |
| What is someone that can’t see called? | Blind |
| What is the red liquid that flows through a body? | Blood |
| What organ controls your speech, feelings, body movement and thoughts? | Brain |
| What plan shows how much money is available and how it will be spent? | Budget |
| Which Animal is not a mammal? Butterfly, cow or Goat? | Butterfly |
| Animals that eat flesh. | Carnivorous |
| An event that occurs suddenly causing a great damage or suffering | Catastrophe |
| What do you call the middle of something? | Center |
| What emergency service is usually called when someone is in trouble at sea? | Coastguard |
| What kind of punishment is less severe, an imprisonment or community service ? | Community service |
| What piece of equipment shows a person what direction they are traveling? | Compass |
| A country ruled by two countries. | Condominium |
| What is it called when two or more people are speaking to each other? | Conversation |
| A nursery where children are cared for while their parents are at work | Creche |
| What do you call the document that gives details about your qualification and work experience? | Curriculum Vitae or Resume |
| What do you call a system of government in which people vote for the people who will represent them ? | Democracy |
| What is the name of a system of government in which the people elect their leaders? | Democracy |
| Whose job is it to treat people that are ill or have an injury at a hospital? | Doctor |
| What is piece of paper with official information written on it? | Document |
| The property which a new wife brings to her husband | Dowry |
| What is a series of events that happen in your mind while you are sleeping? | Dream |
| That which will last for a long time, durable or permanent? | durable |
| Which section of a Newspapers gives the editor’s opinion? | Editorial |
| What is the process of teaching and learning called? | Education |
| Whenever a person goes to an interview, would he be in an enthusiastic mood or sad mood? | Enthusiastic mood |
| What do you call a tax on goods produced and used in a country? | Excise tax |
| A person who is active, lively and enjoys the company of others. | Extrovert |
| What are the people that plant food, raise crop are commonly known as? | Farmers |
| A disease or accident which ends in death? | Fatal |
| The chemical breakdown of a substance by yeasts or some bacteria, etc | Fermentation |
| What appliance do people use to keep their food cool and preventing from spoiling? | Fridge |
| Who specializes in the study of earth and its composition? | Geologist |
| A post which carries no salary, honorary or honorable? | honorary |
| The art of cultivating and managing gardens | Horticulture |
| A person who cannot read or write, illiterate or ignorant? | illiterate |
| Where do we find urban area in a city or country side? | In a city |
| Incapable of being heard , inaudible or invisible? | inaudible |
| The thing which catches fire easily - irresistible or inflammable? | inflammable |
| The medical graduate serving as a apprentice in a hospital taking medical training is an? | Intern |
| The person-in-charge of library. | Librarian |
| Would you measure the volume of bottle water in liters or Kilos? | Litres |
| What is a that person belongs to an organization called? | Member |
| Despite all the advances in equality between the sexes, would more men or women play professional football? | more men |
| That which is subject to death ? | Mortal |
| Building in which dead bodies are kept for a time. | Mortuary |
| Name the device of a computer having name same to that of an animal. | Mouse |
| A man with an evil reputation famous or notorious? | notorious |
| Name a month that falls between September and November. | October |
| Incapable of being seen through, opaque or transparent? | opaque |
| A plant or animal growing on another | Parasite |
| What special document do most people carry during international travels? | Passport |
| The doctor who specializes in the treatment of children’s deseases ? | Pediatrician |
| Literary theft or passing off an author’s original work as one’s own | Plagiarism |
| What do you call the number of people living in a specific area? | Population |
| Anything written in a letter after it is signed? | Postscript |
| Who specializes in the study of psychological effect of words? | Psycholinguist |
| In business and advertising what does PR stand for? | Public Relations |
| How would most people travel to work each day, in big cities like Hong Kong, Tokyo, and New York? | public transport/ metro and bus |
| Which hospital department would you go to for an x-ray : radiology or cardiology ? | Radiology |
| What do we call the piece of paper that proves you have bought the item? | Receipt |
| A place where people may obtain food and refreshment | Restaurant |
| What is the payment of a students education by an organization called? | Scholarship |
| What crime has someone stealing items from a shop commited? | Shop Lifting |
| What do we call it when the Moon completely blocks out the light from the Sun? | Solar Eclipse |
| Where would you most likely go to buy some flour; a bakery, a florist or a supermarket? | Supermarket |
| Power of reading the thoughts of others immediately, homeopathy 0r telepathy? | telepathy |
| An instrument for viewing objects at a distance. | Telescope |
| Person who believes in the existence of God | Theist |
| In the animal kingdom, the purpose of camouflage to attract a mate, to find food or to hide? | to hide |
| Two children born at same time ? | Twins |
| A long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river is called? | Valley |
| What is a violent conflict between two or more countries? | War |
| What point of the compass is directly opposite east? | West |
| What’s the joint called where your hand is connected to your arm? | Wrist |
| In most university courses there are two ways of being assessed, one is oral, the other is through…? | written assignments |
| Extreme fear from strangers | Xenophobia |
| What do we call a picture that a doctor takes to see inside your body? | X-ray |
| Periodical published twice in a week bi-weekly or weekly? | bi-weekly |
| What word describes moving a program or other material from a website to your computer? | Downloading |
| What is the most important document you would have to show if you wanted to hire a car? | Drivers Licence |
| What do we call the last game in a sporting competition, which decide the champion? | Finals |
| At what ceremony, the students receive their degree or diploma at end of their study ? | Graduation day/Convocation |
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What do we call the alphabetical list, at the end of the book, that tells you where to find specific information ? |
Index/Appendix |
