Gaokao English case studies
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Gaokao English (高考英语) is the English component of the National College Entrance Examination, the exam that governs admission to undergraduate programmes at Chinese universities. It is sat by senior high school students in their final year, and the English score is combined with Chinese, mathematics and elective subjects to produce the total used for university placement. The Gaokao English case studies are 5 cases and about 3,252 words.
1Listening: the number is accurate, but it is not the answer
Chen is doing a timed listening section. The recording plays: Woman: I booked the 8:15 to Bristol, but they've cancelled it.
589 words, about 3 min2Reading: a hedged claim and an option that says it too strongly
A Bristol team that tracked 40 city foxes now reports that urban foxes are, on average, bolder near people and begin foraging earlier in the evening than rural foxes. Urban foxes belong to a different species from rural foxes.
652 words, about 3 min3Gapped text: referents must already be on the page
A student is doing a five-of-seven gapped-text task. Saying no politely and early is not rudeness; it is how you protect the hours you need for the work only you can do.
651 words, about 3 min4Cloze: two options that both sound right
From the lawn you notice only a low glass roof at ground level, (1) the galleries themselves run the whole length of the building beneath your feet. otherwise Options for (2): A.
654 words, about 3 min5Continuation writing: honouring the two given openers
The source passage ends with Ethan, 13, hiding an injured dog in the garage during a storm. He tells no one, because since the family moved into a flat with no garden his father has said “no more animals”.
706 words, about 4 min