中国大学先修课CAP第四次线下考试通用学术英语科目考试说明

中国大学先修课（CAP）第四次线下考试
通用学术英语科目考试说明
一、考试性质与考查目标
通用学术英语先修课线下考试是由中国大学先修课理事会主办，由清华大学学堂在线负责实施，面向学习过大学先修课的优秀中学生的考试。

考试要求考生了解学术英语的基本特点，掌握一定量的高频学术词汇，听懂英语学术讲座，学会高效地记笔记、学会用英语参加讨论，能够用英语作口头汇报，写出结构完整、基本符合学术规范的短文，培养批判性思维的能力。

二、考试范围与参考教材
附：《通用学术英语》教学内容
1. Cultural Studies
Listening & Speaking: Pop culture in the Arab World
Text A: Intelligence Across Cultures
Text B: The Death of the US Shopping Mall
2. Life Science
Listening & Speaking: The mysterious workings of the Adolescent Brain
Text A: Can musical experiences enhance intelligence?
Text B: Smokescreen: Are E-Cigarettes safe?
3. Art
Listening & Speaking: Read it or see it; The life, times and Rhymes of Shakespeare
Text A: On art and artist
Text B: Film: Art or Business
4. Man and Nature
Listening & Speaking: Curating Humanity’s Heritage
Text A: Are we alone in the universe?
Text B: Darwin and human nature: An introduction
5. Social Issues
Listening & Speaking: Why is “X” the unknown
Text A: Poverty: theories, homelessness and the American dream Text B: Social Work
6. Engineering and Technology
Listening & Speaking: 3-D printing a masterwork for your living room Text A: Metal-free energy storage
Text B: Heartbleed shows government must lead on Internet Security 7. Psychology
Listening & Speaking: The key to success? Grit
Text A: Dreams
Text B: Ambiguity and illusions in perception
8. Economics and Management
Listening & Speaking: The currency of the new economy is trust Text A: The startup world
Text B: Why we shouldn’t trust markets with our civic life
三、考试形式与试卷结构
(一) 试卷满分为100 分，考试时间为120 分钟。

(二) 试卷题型结构为：
(三) 考试方式为闭卷；考试禁止使用电子字典等辅助工具。