2010年， 微电影 (micro film) 《老男孩》 (Old Boy)被贴在一个视频网站并大受欢迎。从此，微电影开始盛行。微电影的长度从3分钟到半小时不等。成本低廉，拍摄过程简单，这使得很多 草根艺人 (grassroots artist)得以有机会来拍摄。人们喜欢在线观看电视节目的偏好也为微电影的发展提供了绝佳的机会。在这个快节奏的社会里，微电影正好可以解决人们没有太多时间来娱乐的问题。

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计划生育 (family planning)是中国的基本国策之一。它于1978年开始实施，30多年来，已取得了显著的效果。它不仅有效地控制了人口的过快增长，还提升了人口素质。此外，计划生育政策还提高了人们的生活水平、促进了社会的持续发展。然而，随着社会进一步发展，新问题不断出现，计划生育工作面临着许多新的挑战，所以中国政府对其进行了修改完善。

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition about your opinion on Two-Child Policy. Do you support it or disapprove of it ? Write down your ideas with 120 -180 words.

算盘 (abacus)是中国古代的一项伟大发明。在古代，人们用小木棍进行计算。随着社会的发展，需要计算的数目越来越大，用小木棍已无法完成计算。于是，人们发明了更为高级的计算工具——算盘。由于算盘操作方便、简单易学，因此在中国被广泛使用。在算盘的基础上，有人发展了 珠心算 (mental abacus)，即把算盘的形象描绘在脑海中来计算数字。

Topic How to Improve College Students' Social Skills? For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled How to Improve College Students' Social Skills? following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1．目前很多大学生社交能力不强 2．由此可能导致不良后果 3．为了改善这种情况，可以……

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环境保护是中国的一项基本国策，是实现经济持续发展的一项重要 战略 (strategy)。中国作为国际社会中的成员，积极参与国际环保事务，努力促进国际环保合作。人类在解决环境与发展问题上仍然面临着大量的难题，每个国家都面临着发展经济与保护环境的 双重任务 (dual taSk)。中国将一如既往地与其他国家合作，为保护我们的生存环境，为人类的幸福和 繁荣 (prosperity)而奋斗。

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the statement "We can learn more from people at a higher level than us (like teachers) than from people who are at the same level as us." Do you agree or disagree? You can cite examples to illustrate your viewpoint. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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Would you be happier if you spent more time discussing the state of the world and the meaning of life—and less time talking about the weather? It may sound counterintuitive (违反直觉的), but people who spend more of their day having deep discussions and less time engaging in small talk seem to be happier, said Matthias Mehl, a psychologist at the University of Arizona who published a study on the【C1】______. "We found this so interesting, because it could have gone the other way—it could have been, 'Don't worry, be happy'—as long as you surf on the【C2】______level of life you're happy, and if you go into the essential depths you'll be unhappy," Dr. Mehl said. But, he【C3】______, deep conversation seemed to hold the【C4】______to happiness for two main reasons: both because human beings are driven to find and create【C5】______in their lives, and because we are social animals who want and need to【C6】______with other people. "By engaging in meaningful conversations, we manage to impose meaning on a(n)【C7】______pretty chaotic world," Dr. Mehl said. "And interpersonally, as you find this meaning, you bond with your interactive partner, and we know that interpersonal connection and integration is a core【C8】______foundation of happiness." Dr. Mehl's study was small and doesn't【C9】______a cause-and-effect relationship between the kind of conversations one has and one's happiness. But that's the【C10】______next step, when he will ask people to increase the number of deep conversations they have each day and cut back on small talk, and vice versa.A) calculated E) fundamental I) nevertheless M) proveB) connect F) key J) otherwise N) shallowC) contact G) love K) planned O) subjectD) fantastic H) meaning L) proposed

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Using a computer or smartphone at night can cause us to pile on the pounds, new research has revealed. The study found a link between blue light【C1】______—blue light is emitted by smartphones and tablets—and increased hunger. It found that exposure to the light【C2】______hunger levels for several hours and even increases hunger levels after eating a meal. Results of the US study show that blue-enriched light exposure, compared with【C3】______light exposure, was【C4】______with an increase in hunger that began 15 minutes after light onset and was still present almost two hours after the meal. Blue light exposure has also already been shown to decreased【C5】______in the evening increasing the risk of insomnia. Study co-author Ivy Cheung, of Northwestern University, in Chicago, said: "A single three-hour exposure to blue-enriched light in the【C6】______impacted hunger and glucose metabolism(新陈代谢). ""These results are important because they suggest that【C7】______environmental light exposure for humans may represent a novel approach of influencing food intake patterns and metabolism." The study group【C8】______10 healthy adults with regular sleep and eating schedules who received identical carbohydrate-rich meals. They completed a four-day trial under dim light conditions, which involved exposure to less than 20 lux during 16 hours【C9】______and less than three lux during eight hours of sleep. Ms Cheung said more research is needed to determine the【C10】______of action involved in the relationship between light exposure, hunger and metabolism.A)awake B)exposure C)mode D)dimE)manipulating F)sleepiness G)increases H)makingI)comprised J)associated K)mechanisms L)darkM)referred N)slightly O)acutely

Topic My View on Piracy For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled My View on Piracy following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1．现在盗版书和盗版碟泛滥 2．有人支持盗版，也有人反对 3．我的观点是……

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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. Online bookstores such as Amazon and Dangdang are enjoying great popularity in recent years. Some people argue that traditional bookstores will be replaced by those online bookstores since people can always buy cheaper books there. What' s your opinion?

BPart III Reading Comprehension/B

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