2007 English - Gaokao General Review

Author: Sun Yongfei Shi Guohua
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: Currently, a new round of college entrance examination (Gaokao) reform plans is being systematically implemented, promoted, and carried out under the leadership of the Student Affairs Division, Basic Education Division, and Examination Center of the Ministry of Education. So far, 16 provinces and municipalities have independently organized the examination papers for Chinese, Mathematics, and English, while the comprehensive subjects (Science and Humanities) and related courses are still set by the Ministry of Education's Examination Center. In fact, the independent (setting of examination papers) in these provinces and municipalities is still based on the latest national examination syllabus and teaching syllabus. Therefore, all candidates urgently need a comprehensive review book series that reflects the latest examination syllabus and teaching syllabus. For this purpose, under the guidance of the Ministry of Education's Examination Center and the relevant provincial education departments' examination institutes, we have organized the writing of this 2007 Gaokao Comprehensive Review Series to help candidates improve their review efficiency and examination performance more quickly and effectively. This series strives to implement new educational concepts, focusing on the cultivation of abilities and qualities. Based on the latest "Examination Syllabus," it centers on expanding thinking, takes teaching methods as the main thread, and emphasizes the enhancement of abilities, integrating examination content, question-setting exploration, and ability improvement. It aims to be comprehensive, innovative in format, and convenient for reference. It incorporates the latest achievements in high school teaching and research in recent years, fully reflecting the new characteristics of educational reform and Gaokao, and adheres to the overall principle of "teaching, learning, practicing, and examining." Additionally, it has the following features:
1. It closely grasps the essential knowledge points, key points, and difficult points required in Gaokao for each subject according to the latest examination syllabus and teaching syllabus, helping candidates to review the key points, explore patterns, summarize methods, and comprehensively improve their examination skills.
2. Based on the specific characteristics of each subject's review, it creatively designs various knowledge frameworks, thematic sections, and columns for each unit to optimize the layout of each subject's format, which not only facilitates candidates' review but also benefits teachers' guidance.
3. It provides specific guidance for the typical errors candidates often make in Gaokao, helping them to identify gaps in their knowledge while consolidating what they have already learned, avoiding detours and backtracking during the comprehensive review.
This volume, "Gaokao Comprehensive Review·English," mainly includes the following content:
Key Knowledge Points Review: It systematically organizes the vocabulary, phrases, sentences, grammar, and communicative language used in Gaokao, enabling readers to fully grasp the knowledge they have learned.
Analysis of Typical Examples: Through the detailed analysis of typical examples in this section, it concisely explains the knowledge system involved in the question.
Ability Enhancement Exercises: This section includes ability-enhancing intensive questions and some recent mock examination papers from various regions. They are thoroughly analyzed and commented on to help candidates consolidate their knowledge.
Selection of Famous Gaokao Questions: It summarizes the Gaokao questions and renowned mock examination papers related to this unit, cultivating candidates' examination skills.
Preparation Self-Assessment Exercises: It provides concentrated practice on questions involving the relevant grammar, helping students better master the grammar and familiarize themselves with Gaokao in advance.
Answer Key and Tips: It provides detailed answers to all test questions, along with hints or analyses for questions that are easily mistaken, difficult, or relatively new.
This series is written by university professors and senior teachers from high schools who have long been engaged in teaching. They are not only proficient in their respective subjects but also skilled at analyzing the key and difficult points in textbooks. Moreover, they have rich experience in setting examination papers and have conducted in-depth research on Gaokao. They possess a keen ability to respond to information and express unique perspectives.