AP Chinese Chinese: Interpretive Listening & Reading 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A reading passage about Chinese New Year foods states '年糕象征年年高升，饺子代表财富和好运。' According to the passage, what does 年糕 symbolize?
- Wealth and good fortune
- Year-over-year advancement and prosperity (Correct answer)
- Family reunion and togetherness
- Long life and good health
Correct answer: Year-over-year advancement and prosperity
年糕象征年年高升 means New Year cake symbolizes rising prosperity year after year.
Question 2: In a listening dialogue between two friends, one says '我最近工作压力很大，每天加班到很晚。' What can be inferred about this person's situation?
- She recently got a promotion at work
- She is working overtime frequently due to heavy workload (Correct answer)
- She enjoys staying late at the office
- She is looking for a new job
Correct answer: She is working overtime frequently due to heavy workload
工作压力很大 (high work pressure) and 每天加班到很晚 (working overtime every day until late) indicate a stressful, overloaded work schedule.
Question 3: A Chinese email begins with '您好！我是新来的交换生李明，想向您请教关于选课的问题。' What is the purpose of this email?
- To complain about the course selection system
- To ask for advice about choosing courses (Correct answer)
- To introduce himself as a new professor
- To request a meeting about dormitory arrangements
Correct answer: To ask for advice about choosing courses
请教关于选课的问题 means 'to humbly ask for advice about course selection,' which is the stated purpose.
Question 4: In a listening passage, a museum guide says '这幅画创作于清朝，距今已有三百多年的历史。' How old is the painting described?
- About 100 years old
- About 200 years old
- More than 300 years old (Correct answer)
- Exactly 500 years old
Correct answer: More than 300 years old
距今已有三百多年的历史 means 'has a history of more than 300 years from now.'
Question 5: A reading passage explains: '中国的高铁网络是世界上最长的，连接了数百个城市。' What claim is made about China's high-speed rail network?
- It is the fastest in the world
- It has the most passengers annually
- It is the longest in the world (Correct answer)
- It was the first high-speed rail system built
Correct answer: It is the longest in the world
世界上最长的 directly means 'the longest in the world,' which is the specific claim made.
Question 6: In a listening conversation, a mother tells her son '饭前要洗手，吃完饭要帮妈妈收拾桌子。' What two things is the son asked to do?
- Wash vegetables and cook rice
- Wash hands before eating and clear the table after eating (Correct answer)
- Set the table and pour drinks
- Wash dishes and sweep the floor
Correct answer: Wash hands before eating and clear the table after eating
饭前要洗手 (wash hands before meals) and 吃完饭要帮妈妈收拾桌子 (help clear the table after eating) are the two requested tasks.
Question 7: A cultural reading passage states '中秋节时，家人团聚，一起赏月，品尝月饼。' Which activity is NOT mentioned as part of Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations?
- Family reunions
- Admiring the moon
- Eating mooncakes
- Setting off fireworks (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Setting off fireworks
The passage mentions 团聚 (reunion), 赏月 (admiring the moon), and 品尝月饼 (eating mooncakes) but does not mention fireworks.
AP Chinese Chinese: Interpretive Listening & Reading 3
A reading passage about Chinese New Year foods states '年糕象征年年高升，饺子代表财富和好运。' According to the passage, what does 年糕 symbolize?