What's the difference between English one and English two? Under what circumstances do you usually take English II?

First, the test objectives are different.

1, Examination of Language Knowledge-Grammar Knowledge

English 1:

Candidates should be able to skillfully use basic grammar knowledge.

The outline does not specify the specific requirements of grammar knowledge. Its purpose is to encourage candidates to use listening, speaking, reading and writing instead of simple grammar learning, so that candidates can use grammar knowledge more accurately and freely in communication.

English 2:

Candidates should be able to skillfully use basic grammar knowledge, including: (1) the number of nouns and pronouns and the composition and usage of cases;

(2) The composition and usage of verb tense and voice;

(3) The comparative and superlative forms of adjectives and adverbs and their usage;

(4) The meaning and usage of common conjunctions;

5. Composition and usage of non-predicate verbs (infinitive, gerund and participle);

The composition and usage of subjunctive mood;

(7) Composition and usage of various clauses (attributive clause, subject clause, predicative clause, etc.). ) and emphasize sentence patterns;

Formation and usage of inverted sentences and parenthesis

2. Language knowledge test-vocabulary

English 1:

Candidates should be able to master about 5500 words and related phrases.

Candidates should not only master the basic meanings of words, but also master the semantic relations between words, such as synonyms, synonyms and antonyms. Master the collocation relationship between words, such as verbs and prepositions, adjectives and prepositions, adjectives and nouns. Master the basic knowledge of vocabulary generation such as etymology, root and affix.

English 2:

Candidates should be able to master about 5,500 common English words and related common phrases. Candidates should be able to understand the meaning of some uncommon words according to the specific context, sentence structure or context.

3. Language Skills Test-Reading

English 1:

Candidates should be able to read different types of literature materials selected from various books, newspapers and periodicals (the amount of new words should not exceed 3% of the total vocabulary of the materials read), and should also be able to read literature materials, technical descriptions and product introductions related to their study or work. For reading materials, candidates should be able to:

(1) Understand the main idea;

⑵ Understand the specific information in the text;

⑶ Understand the conceptual meaning of the text;

(4) Make relevant judgments, inferences and extensions;

5. Infer the meaning of new words from the context;

[6] Understand the relationship between the overall structure and context of the article;

Once you understand the author's intentions, opinions and attitudes;

(8) Distinguish arguments from arguments.

English 2:

Candidates should be able to read written materials on different subjects and topics. Topics include economy, management, society, culture and popular science. Genre includes expository, argumentative and narrative. According to the reading materials, candidates should be able to:

(1) Understand the main idea;

⑵ Understand the specific information in the text;

⑶ Understand the logical relationship between text structure and context;

(4) Inferring the meaning of important new words or phrases according to the context;

5] Make certain judgments and inferences;

[6] Understand the author's intentions, viewpoints and attitudes.

4. Language Skills Test-Writing

English 1:

Candidates should be able to write different types of practical articles, including private and official letters, memos, reports, etc. , and general, narrative, explanatory or argumentative articles. When writing, candidates should be able to:

(1) Grammar, spelling and punctuation should be correct, and words should be used appropriately;

⑵ Follow the specific stylistic format of the article;

⑶ Reasonably organize the structure of the article to make its contents consistent and coherent;

(4) According to the purpose of writing and specific readers, choose the register appropriately.

English 2:

Candidates should be able to complete the corresponding essay writing according to the outline, situation or requirements given. The central idea of the article is clear, to the point, the structure is clear, the organization is clear, the words are appropriate, and there are no obvious language errors.

Second, the problem scores are different.

English 1 (full mark: 100)

Part I: The score of using English knowledge is 20×0.5.

The second part: PartA traditional reading 20×2 points.

PartB new question type 5×2 points

PartC English translation 5×2 points

Part III: PartA practical writing 10 score.

PartB article writing 20 points

English II (full mark: 100)

Part I: The score of using English knowledge is 20×0.5.

The second part: PartA traditional reading 20×2 points.

PartB new question type 5×2 points

Part III: English translation 15.

Part iv: PartA practical writing 10.

PartB article writing 15 mark

Third, the content of the exam is different.

1, the use of English knowledge

English 1:

This part not only examines the examinee's mastery of standardized language elements (including vocabulary, expression and structure) in different contexts, but also examines the examinee's ability to identify paragraph features (such as coherence and consistency).

Leave 20 spaces in a 240-280-word article, and ask candidates to choose the best answer from the four options given in each question, so that the finished article is fluent, coherent and structurally complete.

English 2:

This paper mainly examines the ability of candidates to use the sum of English knowledge.

Leave 20 spaces in an article of about 350 words, and ask candidates to choose the best answer from the four options given in each question, so as to make the finished article fluent, coherent and complete in structure.

2. Traditional reading

English 1:

This paper mainly examines the ability of candidates to understand the main idea, specific information and conceptual meaning, and make relevant judgments, inferences and extensions, and infer the meaning of new words according to the context. Candidates are required to choose the best answer (the total length is about 1600 words) from the four options given in each question according to the contents of the four articles provided.

English 2:

This section is divided into multiple choice questions. * * * Four articles with a total length of about 1500 words. Ask candidates to read the article and answer the questions behind each article. Candidates should choose the only correct or most appropriate answer from the options (A, B, C, D) provided by each question.

3. New types of problems

English 1:

This paper mainly examines the examinee's understanding of paragraph characteristics such as coherence and consistency and the structure of the article. There are three optional questions in this section.

(1) This part is an article with a total length of 500-600 words, including 5 blank paragraphs and 6-7 paragraphs after the article. Candidates are required to choose 5 paragraphs from the 6-7 paragraphs according to the content of the article, and put them in the 5 spaces in the article respectively.

(2) In an article of 500-600 words, the original paragraph order has been disrupted. Candidates are required to reorder the listed paragraphs (7-8) according to the content and structure of the article, and the positions of paragraphs 2-3 in the article have been given.

(3) There are 6-7 paragraphs or 6-7 general sentences or subheadings before and after an article of about 500 words. These words or titles are a summary, explanation or example of a part of the article. According to the content of the article, candidates are required to select the most appropriate 5 paragraphs or 5 titles from these 6-7 options and fill in the blanks of the article.

English 2:

There are two optional questions in this section.

(1) corresponds multiple times. This part is divided into an article with a length of 450-550 words. The test content is divided into two columns, the left column contains five questions and the right column contains seven options. After reading, candidates are required to choose five related information from the seven options in the right column according to the content of the article and the information provided in the left column.

(2) subtitle correspondence. An article of 450-550 words is preceded by seven general sentences or subheadings. These words or titles are a summary or elaboration of a certain part of the article. Candidates are required to select the most appropriate five general sentences or subheadings from these seven options according to the content and text structure of the article and fill them in the blank space of the article.

4. Translation from English to Chinese

English 1:

This paper mainly examines the ability of candidates to accurately understand English written materials with complex concepts or structures. Candidates are required to read an article of about 400 words and translate the five underlined parts (about 150 words) into Chinese. Translation is required to be accurate, complete and fluent.

English 2:

Test candidates' ability to understand given English language materials and translate them into Chinese. Translation is required to be accurate, complete and fluent. Candidates are required to read and understand one or more English paragraphs with a length of about 150 words and translate them all into Chinese.

Step 5 write

English 1:

This part consists of two sections, A and B, which mainly examines the written expression ability of candidates.

Section A: Candidates should write about 100 words (excluding punctuation) according to the given situation, including personal and official letters, memos, reports, etc.

Section B: Candidates write a short essay of 160-200 words according to the prompt information (punctuation is not counted). The forms of prompt information include topic sentences, writing outlines, prescribed scenarios, charts, tables, etc.

English 2:

This part consists of two sections, A and B, which mainly examines the written expression ability of candidates.

Section A: Candidates should write about 100 words (excluding punctuation) according to the given situation, including personal and official letters, memos, reports, etc.

Part B: Candidates are required to write an English expository or argumentative essay of about 150 words according to the specified situation or the outline given. Scenes are provided in the form of pictures, charts or text.

Fourthly, analysis of translation differences.

1, form

(1) The first English test is sentence translation, and the second English test is paragraph translation;

(2) English 1 requires a lot of reading. Although it requires translation of underlined sentences of 150 words, it is an article with a total length of about 400 words. To complete the task accurately, it is best to read the full text first, while English II requires students to read and understand one or more paragraphs, about 150 words in length, and all of them are translated into Chinese;

⑶ As far as the material difficulty value is concerned, the translation difficulty of English ⅰ is obviously higher than that of English ⅱ.

2. Difficulties

English 1 Although candidates are only required to translate five underlined sentences, this is the longest, most difficult and complicated sentence in the article, and the subject matter is academic, so it is a highly professional popular science article.

Although English II is a paragraph translation, it contains simple sentences and difficult sentences, with only a few two or three difficult sentences. And the theme is more popular and easy to understand, close to our real life.

Step 3 score

In the distribution of scores, there is also an obvious gap in translation. English one has only 10, while English two has as much as 15, which cannot be ignored.

Step 4 view suggestions

Although there are these differences between English I and English II, don't worry, because English I and English II are essentially the same, and there is no special difference. It is suggested that friends should prepare according to the requirements and real questions of English I and be strict with themselves when preparing for English II translation for postgraduate entrance examination.

Let's talk about the situation that applies to English I or English II.

It is completely suitable for English major one.

Master: All academic masters are applicable (thirteen categories). Among them, the second foreign language and foreign language of foreign language and literature majors can be set as independent proposition subjects by enrollment units, or they can choose national unified examination subjects.

Special master's degree: 9 kinds of professional masters are applicable (master of law includes law majors and non-law majors)

Clinical medicine (105 1), stomatology (1052), public health (1053), nursing (1054), traditional Chinese medicine (1057).

It is completely suitable for English majors.

Xue Shuo: No.

Grandmaster: 7 professional masters are applicable.

Business administration (125 1), public administration (1252), accounting (1253), tourism management (1254), and library and information (1255).

Choose English I or English II as your major.

Xue Shuo: No.

Super Master: All 23 professional masters are applicable.

Finance (025 1), applied statistics (0252), taxation (0253), international business (0254), insurance (0255), asset appraisal (0256), social work (0352), police (0353), education (04566) Heritage and Museum (065 1), Engineering (0852), Agronomy (095 1), Veterinary Medicine (0952), Landscape Architecture (0953), Forestry (0954), Pharmacy (1055), etc.

Not applicable to English major I or English major II.

Master of Translation in Foreign Languages (055 1) and academic master's degrees shall be implemented with reference to the relevant provisions in the preliminary examination of foreign languages, and English I or English II papers shall not be used.