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Question 1: History Which of the following was the more important reason why white Americans travelled across the Great Plains in the 1840s and 1850s: religion or economic opportunity? (Candidates are asked to explain their answer with reference to both reasons, and expected to answer the question in about 15 minutes.) Question 2: Religious studies “The Eucharist is the only sacrament Catholic Christians need.” Evaluate this statement. (Candidates are told to refer to Catholic teaching, give reasoned arguments to support this statement, give reasoned arguments to support a different point of view, and reach a justified conclusion. They are expected to spend about 25 minutes answering it. ) Question 3: English literature “In Alan Bennett’s The History Boys, Dakin is presented as the most confident of the boys in the Oxbridge class.” How far do you agree with this view of Dakin? ( The question is worth 35% of the exam, suggesting that candidates spend about 50 minutes answering it.) Question 4: Geography For a hot desert environment or cold environment you have studied, to what extent does that environment provide both opportunities and challenges for development? (This question makes up 10% of the marks available in the exam, suggesting students should spend about nine minutes answering it.) Question 5: Ancient history To what extent do you think Athenians believed democracy was at the centre of their society? (Candidates are told “you must use and analyse the ancient sources you have studied as well as supporting your answer with your own knowledge”. The question is worth about 20% of the marks available on the paper, suggesting candidates should spend 20 minutes completing it.) Question 6: Economics Is it ethical for developing countries, such as China, to aim for rapid economic growth? (This question is worth 20% of the marks available on the paper. Candidates are expected to spend about 15 minutes answering it.) Question 7: Music Explain how Haydn has used musical elements to create a sense of “balance” in the second movement. (The piece played to pupils is an excerpt from an Alison Balsom performance of Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto. This question is worth eight marks, and candidates are expected to spend about eight-and-a-half minutes answering it.) Question 8: Sociology Discuss how far sociologists would agree that parental influence is the most important factor in explaining levels of crime among young people in society today. (This question makes up 10% of the marks on the paper – suggesting candidates should spend nine minutes on it.) Question 9: Biology 1) In 2014 the Ebola virus killed almost 8 000 people in Africa.Drug companies have developed a new drug to treat Ebola.Explain what testing must be done before this new drug can be used to treat people[6 marks] 2) Explain how the human circulatory system is adapted to: · supply oxygen to the tissues · remove waste products from tissues.[6 marks] Question 10: Chemistry
Question 11: Physics
Question 12: Maths （现在唯一会做的部分了，多贴几道） 1. In a class of 28 students
Work out the mean height of the girls. [4 marks] 2. The value of a new car is £18 000 The value of the car decreases by 25% in the first year 12% in each of the next 4 years. Work out the value of the car after 5 years. [3 marks] 3. Liam drives his car. He drives the first 9 miles in 9 minutes. He then drives at an average speed of 70 miles per hour for 1 hour 36 minutes. He finds this information about his car.
Use the information to show that his car uses less than 3 gallons of petrol for the drive. 4. Work out an expression for the nth term of the quadratic sequence 2 17 40 71 .... Give your answer in the form an²+ bn + c where a, b and c are constants. [3 marks] 5. This sign shows when a lift is safe to use. Total mass of people must be 450 kg or less Ben and some other people are in the lift. Their total mass is 525 kg to the nearest 5 kg Ben gets out. He has a mass of 78 kg to the nearest kg Is the lift now safe to use? [4 marks]
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