对所有中国的大一新生来说，9月是激动人心的日子。许多人都是第一次走出家门，在一个新环境中生活。但在数周后，激动的心情慢慢地被乡愁(homesickness)所取代。乡愁是因为离开家而产生的痛苦之情。他们想念家人、以前的朋友和同学、甚至是自己的旧床铺。有些学生只会觉得有一点孤独、悲伤或焦虑。其他人可能会表现出胃痛或头痛等身体不适的症状。

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中国人使用筷子已经有3 000多年的历史了。中国的筷子夹菜的一端是圆的，象征着天；另一端是方的，象征着地。这是因为，维持充足的食物供应是天地之间最重要的事情。中国有个古老的风俗，女子出嫁时要用筷子当嫁妆，因为“筷子”与“快子”谐音。根据中国的餐桌礼仪，吃饭时一直握着筷子是不礼貌的。将菜送人口中后，应立刻把筷子放下。吃饭时，用筷子指着别人会对其造成冒犯。

Millennials (千禧世代) are taking telecommuting (远距离工作) to a whole new level. They view virtual foreign work experience as having equal career value to a true overseas working, a new report reveals. As a result, many are passing up foreign assignments that, in a global economy, could help them advance more quickly. International experience ranks dead last among 15 factors that make a job attractive, according to Millennial Compass, a study of work-life attitudes by MSL Group. This would seem to come as a shock to an entire industry that has sprung up to facilitate overseas internships (实习) and work experience, as well as to global corporations that need boots on the ground in many different cultures. Still, while the younger generation of workers may prefer their iPad to a suitcase, don't call them alienated. Millennials say they are missing out on nothing. They believe they are gaining international experience through social media, personal networks and technology. Growing up in a world where the Internet has erased geographic boundaries, many young workers are confident in their ability to run business in a new way. As one respondent put it: "The place I get hung up on is the actual, physical overseas part of it. In such an interconnected world, I don't necessarily think you need to literally travel across the ocean to get overseas experience." We've known for years that this generation values work-life balance and a meaningful job experience, teamwork, and job mobility above rapid advancement. I respect these priorities and young workers who get the job done on their own terms. I also accept their ability to forge real bonds and relationships over the Internet. But for a group that came of age in a global economy, it seems odd that young folks would dismiss physical multi-cultural experience so readily. The good news is that young Americans willing to tear themselves away from their family and friends for a few years can stand out and reap significant career benefits. In time, the millennial generation will be in charge and the companies they run may be more accepting of workers who see no difference between Skype and a handshake. But for now—not that Millennials care—this stay-in-my-comfort-zone attitude threatens to hold them back.

他们的民歌优美动听，被广泛传唱。

“汉语桥”世界大学生中文比赛 (the“Chinese Bridge”Chinese Proficiency Competition for ForeignCollege Students)是由 国家汉办 (the Office of Chinese Language Council International)主办的大规模国际性比赛。到目前为止，这个一年一度的比赛已经成功举办了12届。今年的决赛共有来自77个不同国家的123名 选手 (contestant)参加。该赛旨在激发各国学生学习汉语的兴趣及加强世界对汉语和中国文化的了解。同时，这个比赛也建立起中国年轻大学生和其他国家学生之间沟通的桥梁。

郑成功是明朝末年(the late Ming Dynasty)的民族英雄。他的父亲郑芝龙曾为海盗(pirate)，母亲为日本人，他本人则于1624年出生于日本。在清朝的军队攻入福建后，郑成功的父亲向清政府投降了。而郑成功却带领军队在中国东南沿海地区抗击清军，成为抗击清军的主要军事力量之一。然而，在郑成功的一生中，最著名的事迹是他赶走了荷兰殖民者(Holland colonist)，收复了台湾。

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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to express your congratulations to one of your classmates upon successfully starting a business. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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智能手机日益渗入人们的生活。

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Faces, like fingerprints, are unique. Did you ever wonder how it is possible for us to recognize people? Even a skilled writer probably could not describe all the features that make one face different from another. Yet a very young child—or even an animal, such as a pigeon—can learn to recognize faces. We all take this ability for granted. We also tell people apart by how they behave. When we talk about someone's personality, we mean the ways in which he or she acts, speaks, thinks and feels that make that individual different from others. Like the human face, human personality is very complex. But describing someone's personality in words is somewhat easier than describing his face. If you were asked to describe what a "nice face" looked like, you probably would have a difficult time doing so. But if you were asked to describe a "nice person", you might begin to think about someone who was kind, considerate, friendly, warm, and so forth. There are many words to describe how a person thinks, feels and acts. Gordon Allport, an American psychologist, found nearly 18,000 English words characterizing differences in people's behavior. And many of us use misinformation as a basis for describing, or typing his personality. Bookworms, conservatives, military types—people are described with such terms. People have always tried to" type" each other. Actors in early Greek drama wore masks to show the audience whether they played the villain's (坏人) or the hero's role. In fact, the words "person" and "personality" come from the Latin persona, meaning "mask". Today, most television and movie actors do not wear masks. But we can easily tell the "good guys "from the "bad guys "because the two types differ in appearance as well as in actions.

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Topic On Libraries' Service For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled On Libraries' Service following the outline given below. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words. 1．许多学生觉得图书馆不能满足他们的需要 2．图书馆存在的问题有…… 3．为了提升图书馆的服务，可以……