Official 11 Set 3
Cape Cod House
Official 13 Set 2
Pedestrian Malls
Well, one way they've come up with the some ways to attract more people, to shop downtown was by creating pedestrian malls.
（caution: here the objective of attracting people is to shop downtown）
According to the professor, what is the basic reason for building pedestrian malls in the city center?
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A. To increase retail activity in the area
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B. To reduce the noise made by automobile traffic
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C. To increase shopping conveniences for city residents
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D. To encourage people to move from the suburbs back into the city center
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（this choice changes one sentence in the listening part）
Official 29 Set 3
Reverberation
According to the lecture, what were Sabine’s contributions to architectural acoustics?
Click on 2 answers
- A. He founded the field of architectural acoustics.
- B. He developed an important formula for measuring a room’s reverberation time.
- C. He renewed architects' interest in ancient theaters.
- D. He provided support for using established architectural principles in the design of concert halls.(not mention)
Yes. Now people have been concerned about how sound carries in auditoriums and theaters for at least 2,000 years, but it was not until the beginning of the twentieth century that architectural acoustics became a scientific field.
That was when the physicist Wallace Sabine started to do extensive studies on reverberation.
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Sabine recognized this, and he came up with an equation to measure a room's reverberation time.
Why does the professor say this
A. To find out if students have understood his point
B. To indicate that he will conclude the lecture soon
C. To introduce a factor contradicting his previous statement
D. To add emphasis to his previous statement
You see, everything must be planned down to the last detail in order to predict the acoustic performance of a room.
That being said... there's something that can't be controlled by the architect.
(here, the professor wants to say an opposite opinion)
Official 32 Set 6
Architect Harriet Morrison Irwin
Official 33 Set 6
The Renaissance Gardens
As we’ve said before, the main point of the Renaissance was to revive the genius of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Which is why designers of Renaissance gardens designed them as the ancient Romans would have designed them—or at least, as they imagined the ancient Romans would have designed them.
What does the professor imply when he says this:
A. Designers of Renaissance gardens were in some ways more creative (just want to say follow) than the designers of ancient Roman gardens.
B. Designers of Renaissance gardens sometimes had inaccurate conceptions of ancient Roman gardens.
C. Designers of Renaissance gardens sometimes deliberately violated the design principles used in ancient Roman gardens.
D. Designers of Renaissance gardens were able to take advantage of technology that was not available to the designers of ancient Roman gardens.
Designers of Renaissance gardens loved this sort of thing-they loved to incorporate novelties and tricks, things to amuse and impress guests.
According to the professor, what was one goal of the designers of Renaissance gardens?
A. To incorporate plants from as many parts of the world as possible (not mentioned)
B. To develop beautiful new breeds of plants
C. To provide amusement for guests
D. To create a peaceful setting for prayer and meditation
According to one source, what happened was, in the late 1400s, a highly respected expert published a book on architecture, and readers somehow mistakenly inferred from that book that ancient Romans had mazes in their gardens.
What does the professor imply about mazes?
A. They were not part of ancient Roman gardens.
B. They were not common in Renaissance gardens.
C. They often incorporated hidden water tricks.
D. They were the most creative (not mentioned) aspect of Renaissance gardens.
Official 01 Set 2
Rose Frantzen
What does the professor say about Frantzen's painting of a farm scene?
A. It resembles a photograph
B. It may be Frantzen's best-known painting
C. It was painted in the Impressionist style
D. It was painted while Frantzen lived abroad
(for this question, don’t confuse yourself with a later part mentioning “farm”)
Good. So when you go to the exhibit, I really want you to take a close look at a certain painting—It's a farm scene, and you will see it right as you enter the gallery.
Oh, and speaking about farms, that reminds me—one interesting thing I read about Frantzen is that when she first moved back to Iowa after living abroad, she often visited this place in her town called the Sales Barn.
Official 19 Set 6
Vision in Portraiture
Official 21 Set 6
Alice Neel
Why does the professor say this:
A. To influence the students' opinions about Alice Neel’s work
B. To suggest that Alice Neel created her best paintings late in her career
C. To reinforce the fact that Neel’s work was not appreciated (this choice is incorrect, because the passage wants to show how distinctive this artist is)
D. To show that Alice Neel's situation was similar to his own
Official 52 Set 2
Still-Life Painting
A lot of still-life painters really use the simplicity of the style to send a message, or...or tell a story.
Even portraits sometimes include elements of still-life paintings; for example, in a portrait there might be a map hanging on the wall, or there might be some books on a table next to the subject.
This is a detail.
Official 18 Set 2
Sunspots
What does the professor imply about the discovery of a relationship between the sunspot cycle and Earth’s geomagnetic cycle?
A. It proved that Galileo’s cloud hypothesis was correct.
B. It showed how conditions on Earth can affect the Sun.
C. It was the start of modern astronomy.
D. It led to a period of intense scientific research.
Official 18 Set 5
Role of Spices
Their sale in public markets was closely regulated.
This choice should be about meat which is septic.
Official 04 Set 3
Emerson's Self-reliance
What does the professor imply about himself when he recounts some life experiences he had before becoming a literature professor?
A. He did not consider the consequences of his decisions.
B. He did not plan to become a literature professor
C. He has always tried to act consistently
D. He has trusted in himself and his decisions.
First a topic sentence is given, and then the example.
So, don’t worry if you’re not sure where you’re headed or what your long term goals are—stay true to yourself and it’ll make sense in the end. I mean, I can attest to that. Before I was a literature professor, I was an accountant. Before that, I was a newspaper reporter. My life has taken some pretty interesting turns, and here I am, very happy with my experiences and where they’ve brought me. If you rely on yourself and trust your own talents, your own interests, don’t worry. Your path will make sense in the end.
Official 43 Set 5
Theodor Seuss Geisel
Why does the professor mention the citation awarded to Geisel by the Pulitzer Prize Committee?
A. To emphasize how long it took for Geisel’s literary contributions to be appreciated
B. To emphasize the difficulty of writing books that appeal to both children and adults
C. To explain how authors of children’s literature were typically honored
D. To explain why Geisel’s books finally became popular
Although the Pulitzer Prize Committee did give him a citation in 1984 for his, ah [reciting quote] "special contribution over nearly half a century to the education and enjoyment of America's children and their parents." But again, that wasn't until 1984.
Official 12 Set 1
Revise a Paper
Why does the professor suggest that the student change the introduction of his paper?
A. To make it less repetitive
B. To more clearly state the man’s point of view.
C. To correct spelling and grammar mistakes.
D. To reflect changes made elsewhere in the paper.
And of course, you'll have to revise the introduction too, to accurately describe what you do in the body of the paper. (detail)
Why does the professor suggest that the student change the introduction of his paper?
A. To make it less repetitive
B. To more clearly state the man’s point of view.
C. To correct spelling and grammar mistakes.
D. To reflect changes made elsewhere in the paper.
And of course, you'll have to revise the introduction too, to accurately describe what you do in the body of the paper. (detail)
Official 06 Set 2
Boom and Bust
What were some of the factors that contributed to the tulip craze in the Netherlands in the seventeenth century?
A. wealthy gardeners liked to complete for rare plants
B. the number of people with disposable income was growing
C. tulip bulbs were initially cheap and easy to obtain
D. tulips in the wild bloomed in unusual color combination
E. the tulip market was not regulated by the government
So—here we’ve got all the conditions for an-an irrational boom: a prospering economy, so more people had more disposable income—money to spend on luxuries—but they weren’t experienced at investing their new wealth.
Official 47 Set 2
Hernani
Although Hugo was a truly brilliant writer of essays, poems, novels, and plays, uh, his play, Hernani, isn't a great play in and of itself.
It's got a really confusing, convoluted storyline.
Critics back then were unimpressed by it, though it's likely that their own feelings about how plays should be—neoclassical or romantic—affected their opinions about it.
But its premiere—in Paris, in 1830—was anything but ordinary.
What is the professor’s opinion of the play Hernani?
- A. It is too political.
- B. It is not very creative.
（This refers to the different to neoclassic, so it is creative）
- C. It is not an artistic success.
- D. It has been unjustly ignored.
Official 04 Set 3
Emerson's Self-reliance
What does the professor imply about himself when he recounts some life experiences he had before becoming a literature professor?
A. He did not consider the consequences of his decisions.
(this choice is a little bit generic)
B. He did not plan to become a literature professor
C. He has always tried to act consistently
D. He has trusted in himself and his decisions.
Official 05 Set 6
Folk Tales and Fairy Tales
Contrary to what many people believe today, folk tales were originally intended for adults, not for children.
So why is it that fairy tales seem targeted toward children nowadays?
This question is not very friendly.
Official 13 Set 5
Medieval Poetry
[Interrupting] But, professor, are you sure these are poems?
Well, think back to the very beginning of this course.
Remember how we, we define poetry?
A. To indicate that he understands why the student may be confused
B. To emphasize that the student has asked a very important question
C. To remind the student that she may know the answer to her own question
D. To invite other members of the class to answer the question
Just because she has learned this before
Official 20 Set 5
Folk Tales
But first let's go over the various types of folktale, and focus specifically on Norwegian folktales since they illustrate the variety pretty well.
What is the lecture mainly about?
- A. The influence of theater on early sound films
- B. Conflicting views on uses of sound during the early days of sound films
(mainly talking about views)
- C. The great progress in cinema after the development of sound
- D. Viewer reactions to early sound films
