For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying "Fear springs from ignorance." You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of knowledge. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

[此试题无题干]

[此试题无题干]

Searching for love is no longer just a favorite subject for songs. It has also become a huge industry. Experts say that the industry has grown because traditional social ties in the United States have【C1】______. Many young people leave behind a close community of friends and family to find work in bigger cities. People work longer hours, so they have less time to meet new people. So they depend【C2】______on technology. This helps explain the【C3】______of online dating. Some estimates say 120,000 marriages a year result from【C4】______made on the Internet. The dating industry has also been expanding in new and interesting ways. Many companies around the country offer【C5】______services for finding the perfect mate. These companies are answering a large demand by single people. They are willing to【C6】______their time and money to find love with【C7】______planned methods, instead of leaving love to chance. For example, in Virginia, the company True Life Partners provides a【C8】______but detailed dating service. The company's owner, Stephanie Rockey, says her customers are busy professionals who do not have time to search for their life partner. Customers hire Miz Rockey's team of【C9】______experts to help them find people they will like based on detailed information they provide about themselves. The company says it is a team of professional personal【C10】______who help couples meet. But this level of attention comes at a high price. Men pay thousands of dollars for the service. But women get to take part at no cost. A. carefully B. inquire C. personalized D. invest E. notified F. recruiters G. matches H. increasingly I. desperate J. costly K. restraint L. popularity M. weakened N. shortly O. trained

{{B}}Part III Reading Comprehension{{/B}}

故宫(the Forbidden City)雄伟、壮丽，是中国古建筑艺术的巅峰之作，其规模和独具特色的风格享誉世界。故宫内保存着大量珍贵、稀有的古物，它们对研究明、清两代历史和历代艺术具有十分重要的意义。1925年故宫改名为故宫博物院，并成为世界上最大的博物馆之一。新中国成立后，人民政府投入了大量资金对故宫进行保护和维修。它现在是北京最受欢迎的旅游景点之一。

复杂的汉字(Chinese characters)书写体系是中国古代文化遗留下来的瑰宝。而这一体系正面临着退化的命运。随着电脑和智能手机的迅速发展和普及，年轻人拿起笔却写不出字来的现象越来越常见。若不借助电子产品的帮助，很多人难以写出10万个日常用字。为此，中央电视台开播了一档汉字听写比赛(ChineseCharacter Dictation Competition)节目，以引起人们对汉字的重视，帮助观众提高汉字书写能力。

[此试题无题干]

在中国， 玉 (jade)的历史可以追溯到 商朝 (the Shang Dynasty).数千年来，人们都视玉为最珍贵的石头。在古代，玉是仅限于宗教仪式的物品。在 封建社会 (imperial society)，玉是财富和社会地位的象征。人们普遍相信玉能辟邪，能保护佩戴者免于灾祸。玉饰不仅能使佩戴者更美丽，还能促进其身体健康。中国的玉石种类有很多，其中最出名的是新疆的和田玉。

网上购物是中国近几年日益流行的新型购物方式。人们在购物网站搜索自己想要的物品，在网上发出电子订单并付款。卖家通过快递公司送货上门。网上购物的主要人群最初是大学生和白领，现在大多数网民都有过网购的经历。过去十年，购物网站的数量也有大幅增加，所售商品日益丰富。有人认为方便和低价是网上购物迅速发展的重要因素。

[此试题无题干]

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write A Letter of Congratulations on Scholarship-Winning. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words and base your composition on the outline given below in Chinese. 假设你是李夏，你的朋友刘丽获得了一等奖学金，请写一封祝贺信，内容包括： 1．得知朋友获得一等奖学金，向对方表达祝贺 2．详述获得奖学金的意义，表达对对方的欣赏 3．再次表达良好祝愿，并提出希望

BSection C/B

Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese? 1．有些人建议恢复使用繁体中文 2．有些人则认为应继续使用简体中文 3．我的看法

A new study suggests that the more teenagers watch television, the more likely they are to develop depression as young adults. But the extent to which TV may or may not be to blame is a question that the study leaves unanswered. The researchers used a national long-term survey of adolescent health to investigate the relationship between media use and depression. They based their findings on more than 4,000 adolescents who were not depressed when the survey began in 1995. As part of the survey, the young people were asked how many hours of television or videos they watched daily. They were also asked how often they played computer games and listened to the radio. Media use totaled an average of 5 and one-half hours a day. More than 2 hours of that was spent watching TV. 7 years later, in 2002, more than 7 percent of the young people had signs of depression. The average age at that time was 21. Brian Primack at the University of Pittsburgh medical school was the lead author of the new study. He says every extra hour of television meant an 8 percent increase in the chances of developing signs of depression. The researchers say they did not find any such relationship with the use of other media such as movies, video games or radio. But the study did find that young men were more likely than young women to develop depression given the same amount of media use. Doctor Primack says the study did not explore why watching TV causes depression. But one possibility, he says, is that it may take time away from activities that could help prevent depression, like sports and socializing. It might also interfere with sleep, he says, and that could have an influence. The study was just published in the Archives of General Psychiatry. In December, the journal Social Indicators Research published a study of activities that help lead to happy lives. Sociologists from the University of Maryland found that people who describe themselves as happy spend less time watching television than unhappy people. The study found that happy people are more likely to be socially active, to read, attend religious services and to vote.

BSection B/B

For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled God Helps Those Who Help Themselves. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

大熊猫被称为“中国国宝(China’s national treasure)”，是中国特有的动物。大熊猫外表黑白相间，体型肥胖，是一种温驯可爱的动物。它们主要生活在中国西南地区，80％以上分布于四川境内。它们习惯居住在温暖潮湿的环境中，喜欢吃竹类。由于生育率低，对生活环境的要求又相当高，它们的数量越来越少。中国政府早已意识到这一问题的严重性，所以做出了很多努力来保护这一濒危物种。