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Part I
Writing
（
30
minutes
）
Directions
：
For
this
part,
you
are
allowed
30
minutes
to
write
a
letter
to
express
your thanks
to one of your school teachers upon
entering college. You should write
at least 120 words but no more than 180
words.
Part
Ⅱ
Listening Comprehension
（
25
minutes
）
Section A
Directions
：
In
this section
，
you will hear
three news reports
。
At the
end
of each news
report
，
you will hear two or
three questions
。
Both the
news report
and the questions will be
spoken only once
。
After you
hear a question
，
you must
choose
the
best
answer
from
the
four
choices
marked
A
），
B
），
C
）
and
D
）。
Then
mark
the
corresponding
letter
on
Answer
Sheet
1
with
a
single
line
through
the
centre
。
Questions 1 and
2 are based on the news report you have just
heard
。
1
。
A
）
The International Labor
Organization
’
s key
objective
。
B
）
The
basic social protection for the most
vulnerable
。
C
）
Rising
unemployment worldwide
。
D
）
Global economic
recovery
。
2
。
A
）
Many countries have not
taken measures to create enough
jobs
。
B
）
Few
countries know how to address the current economic
crisis
。
C
）
Few
countries have realized the seriousness of the
current crisis
。
D
）
Many countries
need support to improve their
people
’
s
livelihood
。
Questions 3 and 4 are based
on the news report you have just
heard
。
3
。
A
）
Serve standardized food
nationwide
。
B
）
Put
calorie information on the
menu
。
C
）
Increase
protein content in the food
。
D
）
Offer
convenient food to
customers
。
4
。
A
）
They will be
fined
。
B
）
They will be
closed
。
C
）
They will get a
warning
。
D
）
They will lose
customers
。
Questions 5 to
7 are based on the news report you have just
heard
。
5
。
A
）
Inability to implement
their business plans
。
B
）
Inability to
keep turning out novel
products
。
C
）
Lack of a
successful business model of their
own
。
D
）
Failure to
integrate innovation into their
business
。
6
。
A
）
It is the secret to
business success
。
B
）
It is the
creation of something new
。
C
）
It is a magic
tool to bring big rewards
。
D
）
It is an
essential part of business
culture
。
7
。
A
）
Its hardworking
employees
。
B
）
Its
flexible promotion strategy
。
C
）
Its innovation
culture
。
D
）
Its
willingness to make
investments
。
Section
B
Directions
：
In
this section
，
you will hear
two long conversations
。
At
the
end
of
each
conversations
you
will
hear
four
questions
。
Both
the
conversations
and
the
question-s
will
be
spoken
only
once
。
After
you
hear
a
question
。
You
must
choose
the
best answer from the four choices marked A
< br>），
B
），
C
< br>）
and D
）。
Then
mark the
corresponding letter on Answer
Sheet 1 with a single line through the
centre
。
Questions 8 to 11 are based
on the conversation you have just
heard
。
8
。
A
）
He
’
s
got addicted to technology
。
B
）
He is not very
good at socializing
。
C
）
He is crazy
about text-messaging
。
D
）
He does not
talk long on the phone
。
9
。
A
）
Talk
big
。
B
）
Talk at
length
。
C
）
Gossip a
lot
。
D
）
Forget
herself
。
10
。
A
）
He thought it was
cool
。
B
）
He
needed the practice
。
C
）
He wanted to
stay connected with them
。
D
）
He had an
urgent message to send
。
11
。
A
）
It poses a challenge to
seniors
。
B
）
It
saves both time and money
。
C
）
It is childish
and unprofessional
。
D
）
It is cool and
convenient
。
Questions 12 to
15 are based on the conversation you have just
heard
。
12
。
A
）
He wants to change his job
assignment
。
B
）
He
is unhappy with his department
manager
。
C
）
He
thinks he deserves extra pay for
overtime
。
D
）
He
is often singled out for criticism by his
boss
。
13
。
A
）
His workload was much too
heavy
。
B
）
His
immediate boss did not trust
him
。
C
）
His colleagues
often refused to cooperate
。
D
）
His salary was
too low for his
responsibility
。
14
。
A
）
He never knows how to
refuse
。
B
）
He
is always ready to help
others
。
C
）
His
boss has a lot of trust in
him
。
D
）
His boss has no
sense of fairness
。
15
。
A
）
Put all his complaints in
writing
。
B
）
Wait and see
what happens next
。
C
）
Learn to say no
when necessary
。
D
）
Talk to his
boss in person first
。
Section C
Directions
：
In
this
section
，
you
will
hear
three
passages
。
At
the
end
of
each
passage
，
you
will
hear
three
or
four
questions
。
Both
the
passage
and
the
questions
will
be
spoken
only
once
。
After
you
hear
a
question
，
you
must
choose
the
best
answer
from
the
four
choices
marked
A
），
B
），
C
）
< br>and
D
）。
Then
mark
the
corresponding
letter
on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line
through the centre
。
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the
passage you have just heard
。
16
。
A
）
The importance of sleep to
a healthy life
。
B
）
Reasons for Americans
’
decline in sleep
。
C
）
Some tips to
improve the quality of
sleep
。
D
）
Diseases
associated with lack of
sleep
。
17
。
A
）
They are more health-
conscious
。
B
）
They are
changing their living
habits
。
C
）
They get less
and less sleep
。
D
）
They know the dangers of lack of
sleep
。
18
。
A
）
Their weight will go
down
。
B
）
Their mind
function will deteriorate
。
C
）
Their work
efficiency will decrease
。
D
）
Their blood
pressure will rise
。
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the
passage you have just heard
。
19
。
A
）
How much you can afford to
pay
。
B
）
What course you
are going to choose
。
C
）
Which
university you are going to apply
to
。
D
）
When you are
going to submit your
application
。
20
。
A
）
The list of courses
studied
。
B
）
The
full record of scores
。
C
）
The references
from teachers
。
D
）
The
personal statement
。
21
。
A
）
Specify what they would
like to do after graduation
。
B
）
Describe in
detail how much they would enjoy
studying
。
C
）
Indicate they
have reflected and thought about the
subject
。
D
）
Emphasize that
they admire the professors in the
university
。
Questions 22 to
25 are based on the passage you have just
heard
。
22
。
A
）
It was equipped with
rubber tyres
。
B
）
It
was built in the late 19th
century
。
C
）
It
was purchased by the Royal
family
。
D
）
It
was designed by an English
engineer
。
23
。
A
）
They consumed lots of
petrol
。
B
）
They took two
passengers only
。
C
）
They were
difficult to drive
。
D
）
They often
broke down
。
24
。
A
）
They were produced on the
assembly line
。
B
）
They were built
with less costly materials
。
C
）
They were
modeled after British cars
。
D
）
They were made
for ordinary use
。
25
。
A
）
It made news all over the
world
。
B
）
It
was built for the Royal
family
。
C
）
It
marked a new era in motor
travel
。
D
）
It attracted
large numbers of motorists
。
Part III Reading Comprehension
（
40
minutes
）
Section A
Directions:
In
this
section,
there
is
a
passage
with
ten
blanks.
You
are
required
to
select
one
word
for
each
blank
from
a
list
of
choices
given
in
a
word
bank
following
the passage.
Contrary
to
popular
belief,
older
people
generally
do
not
want
to
live
with
their
children.
Moreover,
most
adult
children
_____(26)every
bit
as
much
care
and
support
to
their
aging
parents
as
was
the
case
in
the
old
days
and
roost
older
people
do
not feel _____(27).
About 80% of people 65
years and older have living children, and about
90% of
them have _____(28)contact with
their children. About 75% of elderly parents who
don't
go
to
nursing
homes
live
within
30
minutes
of
at
least
one
of
their
children.
However,
_____(29)having
contact
with
children
does
not
guarantee
happiness
in
old age. In fact, some
research has found that people who are most
involved with
their families have the
lowest spirits. This research may be _____(30),
however,
as
ill
health
often
makes
older
people
more
_____(31)and
thereby
increases
contact
with
family
members.
So
it
is
more
likely
that
poor
health,
not
just
family
involvement, _____(32)spirits.
Increasingly, researchers have begun to
look at the quality of relationships,
rather than at the frequency of
contact, between the elderly and their children.
If
parents
and
children
share
interests
and
values
and
agree
on
childrearing
practices and religious _____(33)they
are likely to enjoy each other's company.
Disagreements on such matters can
_____(34)cause problems. If parents are angered
by their daughter's divorce, dislike
her
new husband, and disapprove
of
how she
is
raising their grandchildren,
_____(35)are that they are not going to enjoy her
visits.
Section B
Directions:
In
this
section,
you
are
going
to
read
a
passage
with
ten
statements
attached
to
it.
Each
statement
contains
information
given
in
one
of
the
paragraphs.
Identify the paragraph from which the
information is derived. You may choose a
paragraph
more
than
once.
Each
paragraph
is marked with a
letter. Answer the
questions
by marking the corresponding letter on Answer
Sheet 2.
Could Food
Shortages Bring Down Civilization?
[A]
For
many
years
I
have
studied
global
agricultural,
population,
environmental
and economic trends and their
interactions. The combined effects of those trends
and
the
political
tensions
they
generate
point
to
the
breakdown
of
governments
and
societies.
Yet I, too, have
resisted the
idea
that food
shortages could
bring down
not only individual governments but
also our global civilization.
[B] I can no longer ignore
that risk. Our continuing failure to deal with the
environmental declines that are
undermining the world food economy forces me to
conclude that such a collapse is
possible.
[C]
As demand for food rises faster than supplies are
growing, the resulting
food-price
inflation
puts
severe
stress
on
the
governments
of
many
countries.
Unable
to
buy
grain
or
grow
their
own,
hungry
people
take
to
the
streets.
Indeed,
even
before
the
steep
climb
in
grain
prices
in
2008,
the
number
of
failing
states
was
expanding.
If
the
food
situation
continues
to
worsen,
entire
nations
will
break
down
at
an
ever
increasing
rate.
In
the
20th
century
the
main
threat
to
international
security
was
superpower conflict;
today it is failing states.
[D]
States fail
when
national governments
can
no longer
provide
personal
security,
food
security
and
basic
social
services
such
as
education
and
health
care.
When
governments
lose
their
control
on
power,
law
and
order
begin
to
disintegrate.
After a point,
countries can become so dangerous that food relief
workers are no
longer safe and their
programs are halted. Failing states are of
international
concern because they are
a source of terrorists, drugs, weapons and
refugees(
难
民
),
threatening political stability everywhere.
[E] The surge
in world grain prices in 2007 and
2008
—
and the threat they
pose
to food
security
——
has a different,
more troubling quality than the increases of
the past. During the second of the 20th
century, grain prices rose dramatically
several
times.
In
1972,
for
instance,
the
Soviets.
I
recognizing
their
poor
harvest
early,
quietly
cornered
the
world
wheat
market.
As
a
result,
wheat
prices
elsewhere
more
than
doubled,
pulling
rice
and
com
prices
up
with
them.
But
this
and
other
price
shocks
were
event-
driven
——
drought
in
the
Soviet
Union,
crop-shrinking
heat
in
the
.
Corn
Belt.
And
the
rises
were
short-lived:
prices
typically
returned
to
normal
with
the
next harvest.
[F]In contrast, recent surge in world
grain prices is trend-driven, making it
unlikely
to
reverse
without
a
reversal
in
the
trends
themselves.
On
the
demand
side,
those trends include
the ongoing addition of more than 70 million
people a year,
a growing number of
people wanting to move up the food chain to
consume highly
grain-intensive meat
products, and the massive
diversion(
转向
)of . grain to
the
production of bio-fuel.
[G]As
incomes
rise
among
low-income
consumers,
the
potential
for
further
grain
consumption is huge. But that potential
pales beside the never-ending demand for
crop-based fuels. A fourth of this
year's . grain harvest will go to fuel cars.
[H]What about
supply? The three environmental
trends
——
the shortage of
fresh
water,
the
loss
of
topsoil
and
the
rising
temperatures
——
are
making
it
increasingly
hard to expand
the world's grain supply fast enough to keep up
with demand. Of all
those
trends,
however,
the
spread
of
water
shortages
poses
the
most
immediate
threat.