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1、AN ACADEMIC ENGLISH TEST FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopy recording or any information stora

2、ge and retrieval system without permission in writing from the publisher ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS SAMPLE TEST Listening Reading English Language Test for International Students TM A TEST FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES This Sample Test does not represent the actual number of items on t

3、he ELTiS test This page intentionally left blank 1 LISTENING Part 1 Follow Classroom Directions Part 2 Comprehend Mathematical Language Part 3 Understand Classroom Dialogue Part 4 Listen and Respond to Academic Lectures O During the actual ELTiS test the listening passages are played from a CD and n

4、ot transcribed in writing In this sample test however the recordings have been transcribed in boxes like this Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited English Language Test for Internationa

5、l Students TM A B C O Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 2 LISTENING Part 1 Follow Classroom Directions DIRECTIONS In this part of the test y ou will look at a pic ture and hear a tea

6、c her giv e three dif f erent direc tions to students in a c lass Choose the direc tions A B or C that the students in the pic ture hav e f ollowed Then f ill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet 1 Sample A A B C A B C Stand up and get into your groups Take out your homework and go over t

7、he answers with your partner Sit down and look at this equation on the board A B C Write the answers on your papers Discuss the questions with your partner Take everything off your desks O Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this

8、 test booklet by any means is prohibited 3 Go on A B C 2 In the ac tual ELTiS test this part has f our items A B C Sit at a working computer take out your notes and start writing your essay Sit at a working computer put all your notes away and look at the screen in the front of the classroom Turn of

9、f your computer open your book and read Chapter 12 O Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 4 LISTENING Part 2 Comprehend Mathematical Language DIRECTIONS In this part of the test y ou wi

10、ll hear sev eral math word problems You will hear eac h word problem two times Af ter y ou hear eac h word problem look at the three ex pressions and c hoose the one that matc hes the word problem y ou heard Then f ill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet Sample B A 33 x B 33 x C 33 1 3 1

11、 3 2 3 Ms Eng has 33 students in her f irst period English c lass One third of the students f ailed the last test and two thirds of the students passed the last test T o c alc ulate the number of students who passed the last test y ou need to multiply the total number of students 33 by two thirds Wh

12、ic h ex pression should y ou use 3A 300 15 220 6 B 300 220 15 6 C 300 220 15 6 Tic k ets to the sc hool play c ost 15 00 f or adults and 6 00 f or students The sc hool sold 300 adult tic k ets and 220 student tic k ets T o f igure out the total amount of money earned y ou need to multiply 300 adults

13、 by 15 dollars and multiply 220 students by 6 dollars Then y ou need to add the two quantities together Whic h ex pression should y ou use O Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 5 Go on

14、 4A 2 05 4 10 B 05 2 10 4 C 2 05 4 10 You hav e six c oins in y our hand Two of the c oins are nic k els and f our of the c oins are dimes T o c alc ulate the total amount of money y ou hav e y ou need to multiply point z ero f iv e by two and point one z ero by f our Then y ou need to add the two q

15、uantities together Whic h ex pression should y ou use In the ac tual ELTiS test this part has f our items O Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 6 LISTENING Part 3 Understand Classroom

16、Dialogue DIRECTIONS In this part of the test y ou will hear c onv ersations between a teac her and a student in a c lass Af ter y ou hear eac h c onv ersation y ou will answer some questions about what y ou heard Fill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet You will hear a t eacher and a st

17、udent t alking in an English language art s classroom List en carefully TEACHER What did y ou think of The Road Not T ak en by Robert Frost STUDENT The poem we read y esterday TEACHER Yes The Road Not T ak en STUDENT I k ind of lik ed it TEACHER What do y ou think it is about STUDENT Well it s a b o

18、ut a ma n who ha d to ma k e a c hoic e a b out whic h roa d to ta k e He was out in the woods by himself and he c ouldn t dec ide whic h path was better TEACHER How does the poem tell y ou that STUDENT The poet say s that the two roads are pretty muc h the same ex c ept one look s worn down lik e a

19、 lot of people used it The other path look s grassy lik e no one ev er walk s on it TEACHER So whic h one does he c hoose STUDENT He c hooses the one less trav eled the grassy one that look s lik e no one ev er walk s on it TEACHER Why do y ou think he pic k ed that one STUDENT I think he wants to b

20、e dif f erent and not go the way ev ery one else goes I think he wants to be true to himself O Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 7 Go on What are the two people discussing A a poem b

21、y Robert Frost B a walk through nature C an important decision What choice did the man make A to take the path that most people take B to make a better new path C to take the grassy road 5 6 What is the reason for his choice A He wants to go where others have gone B He wants to be different C He kno

22、ws which road is better 7 In the ac tual ELTiS test this part has nine items O Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 8 LISTENING Part 4 Listen and Respond to Academic Lectures DIRECTIONS

23、 In this part of the test y ou will hear a teac her talk ing to a c lass Af ter y ou hear eac h passage y ou will answer some questions about what y ou heard Fill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet You will hear a social st udies t eacher t alking List en carefully T oday we are going t

24、o talk about the k ingdom of Ghana one of the great c iv iliz ations that dev eloped in West Af ric a The k ingdom of Ghana is not the same thing as the present day c ountry of Ghana No the k ingdom of Ghana dev eloped in West Af ric a around 780 A D that s more than 1200 y ears ago Of c ourse the k

25、 ingdom of Ghana didn t start out as a great k ingdom When it began it was just a plac e uh where traders stopped on their way ac ross the huge hot sandy Sahara desert At f irst it was just a small trading and agric ultural c enter A plac e where traders c ould rest and f ind f ood and water and sha

26、de Lots of things were traded in this small trading c enter but the two most important trade items were gold and salt Ov er time more and more c amel c arav ans began stopping there and Ghana espec ially the k ing of Ghana bec ame ric h and powerf ul How did this happen Well the k ing of Ghana tax e

27、d all the people who liv ed in the k ingdom of Ghana And then he f igured out a way to bring in really big money He dec ided to tax eac h item that traders brought into Ghana and eac h item that lef t Ghana Think about that What if I were k ing of this c lassroom and made ev ery one who c ame in or

28、out of my c lassroom pay a tax I c ould hav e y ou pay y our tax es in money or in things lik e penc ils or CDs The people in the k ingdom of Ghana paid their tax es to the k ing using gold and f ood they grew And the traders also c ould pay their tax es in gold as well as in things they brought int

29、o the k ingdom salt f ine c lothes book s and imported f oods suc h as oranges and dates Ov er time in this way Ghana bec ame a ric h and powerf ul trading k ingdom O Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any m

30、eans is prohibited 9 What is the main topic of this passage A the importance of trade B the development of the kingdom of Ghana C Ghana s system of taxation The two most important items traded in Ghana were A gold and salt B salt and imported foods C gold and imported foods 8 9 Why did the kingdom o

31、f Ghana become wealthy and powerful A The land was good for farming B The people made fine clothes and books and grew food C It developed into a trading center 10 END OF LISTENING SECTION STOP In the ac tual ELTiS test this part has sev en items 10 This page intentionally left blank Copyright 2013 b

32、y Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 11 READING Part 1 Demonstrate Vocabulary Knowledge Part 2 Read a Graph Part 3 Read and Respond to Academic Texts Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a divisi

33、on of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited English Language Test for International Students TM In the ac tual ELTiS test this part has sev en items Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of

34、 any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 12 READING Part 1 Demonstrate Vocabulary Knowledge DIRECTIONS Read eac h sentenc e Then c hoose the best answer to c omplete the sentenc e Fill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet Sample A Some of the first in America were used to

35、 make clothing A petitions B communications C machines D colleges The university will Tomoko s grades and test scores and then decide if she will be admitted A assume B evaluate C generalize D demote 2 During the 1500s the Aztecs gradually to central Mexico where they built their capital city Tenoch

36、titlan A oriented B removed C permeated D migrated 3 Because of the burglar s features he was quickly identified and arrested A indistinguishable B subtle C obscure D prominent 4 The patterns in ancient cave paintings are evidence of early mathematics A geometric B organic C invisible D tranquil 1 S

37、TOP 13 This page intentionally left blank Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in

38、 this test booklet by any means is prohibited 14 READING Part 2 Read a Graph DIRECTIONS Look at the graph and answer eac h question Fill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet Populat ion of Major Cit ies around t he World 26 24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Populat ion in Millions New YorkS

39、ao PauloT ok y oBombayCairo 1950 1990 Which city had the smallest increase in population from 1950 to 1990 A Cairo B Tokyo C New York D Sao Paulo 6What is the main purpose of this graph A To indicate how population in one city affected other cities B To show population growth in the world s major ci

40、ties C To demonstrate worldwide population growth D To compare death rates in major world cities 5 Which city had the smallest population in 1990 A Cairo B New York C Bombay D Sao Paulo 7 What was New York s population in 1950 A Around 10 million B Around seven million C Around 16 million D Around 1

41、2 million 8 Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 15 In the ac tual ELTiS test this part has f our items STOP Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS I

42、nc Reproduction of any page in this test booklet by any means is prohibited 16 READING Part 3 Read and Respond to Academic Texts DIRECTIONS Read eac h passage and answer eac h question Fill in the c orrec t c irc le on y our answer sheet The First Amendment of the United States Constitution guarante

43、es citizens the right to petition their government This means that people have the right to try to influence the actions that the government takes Groups of people usually have more influence than people working alone so many Americans belong to at least one organized group such as a labor union lar

44、ge business religious group league or club Often these organized groups seek to influence the way Congress votes on particular issues When these organized groups petition Congress they are referred to as special interest groups Special interest groups hire representatives to speak to members of Cong

45、ress In the past these representatives would meet with legislators in the lobby of the building For this reason they are known today as lobbyists Lobbyists work with local state and federal politicians In the past lobbyists have influenced decisions made by Congress on major issues such as slavery w

46、omen s suffrage and taxes There are two kinds of lobbying coalition and grassroots Coalition lobbying occurs when two or more special interest groups join together for a similar cause Grassroots lobbying is when a special interest group encourages citizens to voice their opinions to Congress though

47、phone calls e mail letters and other forms of communication supporting the group s interests When it comes to lobbying Congress there is power in numbers Lobbying is not the same as bribery It is illegal to buy a legislator s vote On the other hand many special interest groups may contribute money t

48、o the individual campaigns of legislators in order to win their support In order to maintain checks and balances among lobbyists and special interest groups Congress has passed two acts In 1946 Congress passed the Regulation of Lobbying Act requiring all professional lobbyists to register their empl

49、oyers and their expenses Congress passed another act in 1995 the Lobbying Disclosure Act that requires lobbyists to file more thorough reports dealing with the nature of their lobbying Copyright 2013 by Ballard Tighe Publishers a division of Educational IDEAS Inc Reproduction of any page in this tes

50、t booklet by any means is prohibited 17 Go on What is the main purpose of this passage A to explain the difference between coalition and grassroots lobbying B to describe the purpose of special interest groups and lobbyists C to compare lobbying with bribery D to describe the types of organized grou