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【題目】Thank you for agreeing to be a Test Administrator for PISA. The purpose of this manual is to help you to understand how you will assist with the successful implementation of this large-scale student survey.

1.1. What is PISA?

PISA stands for the Programme for International Student Assessment, sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PISA 2015 is the sixth PISA study that has been conducted since 2000 and involves more than 70 participating countries.

PISA has the following characteristics:

It is the world’s largest international survey in education.

It surveys students aged about 15 years.

It assesses students’ preparedness for adult life.

Undertaking PISA is important because the results of the test can be used:

to indicate how well prepared students in a country/economy are for learning once they leave school;

to identify areas for improvement over time by schools, education systems, and governments; and

to allow a comparison of student performance and the learning environment between different countries.

1.2. Components of PISA 2015

1.2.1. Cognitive test

42 students from each school will be randomly sampled to complete a 2-hour computer-based test consisting of questions in science, mathematics, reading, and Collaborative Problem Solving.

1.2.2. Questionnaires

These students will also be asked to complete a 30 minutes Student Questionnaire on the computer either directly after the test sections or at a later time.

1.2.3. Financial Literacy assessment

After the cognitive test and questionnaires, a sub-sample of 10-11 students will take a computer-based Financial Literacy(FL) assessment. The 65-minute Financial Literacy assessment tests students’ knowledge of personal finances and their ability to apply it to their financial problems.

【1】According to the manual, each participating student of PISA should___________.

A. be aged more than 15 years old

B. be of or above the average level in their classes

C. spend 215 minutes for the programme

D. carry out all the tasks on the computer

【2】What can we know about PISA from the passage?

A. There will be over seventy countries participating in the seventh PISA in 2018.

B. Top PISA scorers are more likely to succeed in their adult life than lower score owners.

C. PISA will compare students’ personal performance based on their learning environment.

D. The FL assessment is specially intended for students who are suffering financial problems.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇廣告手冊類記敘文。主要介紹的是PISA的手冊上關(guān)于課程設(shè)計特色和課程構(gòu)成內(nèi)容的信息。

【1】D考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第三行 It surveys students aged about 15 years.可以知道PISA的研究對象是15周歲的學生，而不是說參加者是年滿十五周歲的學生。故A選項錯誤。選項B沒有提到。根據(jù)第四段的42 students from each school will be randomly sampled to complete a 2-hour computer-based test ，These students will also be asked to complete a 30 minutes Student Questionnaire，以及最后一句的. The 65-minute Financial Literacy assessment tests，可以知道，參加者要完成總共215分鐘的考試，而不是課程只有215分鐘，故C選項錯誤。綜上所述，只有D選項是正確的。

【2】B考查細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的PISA 2015 is the sixth PISA study that has been conducted since 2000 and involves more than 70 participating countries.可以知道A選項的時間2018年不是文章中的時間，故A選項錯誤。根據(jù)第二段的to identify areas for improvement over time by schools, education systems, and governments，可以知道選項C信息不足，故C選項錯誤。根據(jù)最后一段的最后一句The 65-minute Financial Literacy assessment tests students’ knowledge of personal finances and their ability to apply it to their financial problems.可以知道D選項錯誤。綜上所述，正確答案是B選項。