AP Chinese Chinese: Interpretive Listening & Reading 3

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?

Accepted Answer

Year-over-year advancement and prosperity

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

She is working overtime frequently due to heavy workload

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

To ask for advice about choosing courses

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

More than 300 years old

Answer

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?

Accepted Answer

It is the longest in the world

Answer

世界上最长的 directly means 'the longest in the world,' which is the specific claim made.

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