问答题1. Now many parents are sending their sons and daughters to single-sex schools believing that the educational environment fostered by a single gender is more conducive to learning than a coeducational school. Is it really the case? The following are the supporters' and opponents' opinions. Read carefully the opinions from both sides and write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should first summarize briefly the opinions from both sides and give your view on the issue. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. YES NO Boys and girls distract each other from their education, especially in adolescence as their sexu-al and emotional sides develop. Too much time can be spent attempting to impress or even sexu-ally harassing each other. Academic competition between the sexes is unhealthy and only adds to unhappiness and anxi-ety among weaker students. As Tricia Kelleher, a school principal, argues, "rather than girls defining themselves by their interests, they define them-selves by what the boys think of them or what other girls think boys think of them". Furthermore, John Silber, President of Boston University, declared that his university would pri-oritize male applications in order to even up the student composition and ensure the male popula-Lion did not become "ungentlemanly" towards women due to their numerical inferiority. A single-sex environment is therefore a space where chil-dren can learn without feeling pressurized by the other sex. In fact boys and girls are a good influ-ence on each other, engendering good behav-ior and maturity—particularly as teenage girls usually exhibit greater responsibility than boys of the same age. Academic competition between the sexes is a spur to better performance at school. Any negative effects of co-educational schools have been explained away by studies as the result of other factors, such as "classroom size, economic discrepancies and cultural differences". Furthermore, the separation of boys and girls only serves to embrace sexual objectifi-cation, for they exist for each other only as dates rather than the classmates they would be in a co-educational environment. Allowing them into the same educational environment, in part to permit them to distract each other, is a welcome social development as well as a beneficial learning curve.

问答题6. In a plural society we must attach importance to interpersonal relationships, cooperation, and looking at issues from the perspective of other people. But distinctions between relationships are very often ill-defined, leading to considerable misunderstanding and interpersonal conflict. What are the main factors contributing to misunderstanding? How can we avert misunderstanding? Write a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Ways to Avoid Miscommunication Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

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问答题8. In some countries the average weight of people is increasing and their levels of health and fitness are decreasing. What do you think have caused these problems and what measures could be taken to solve them? You are to write your composition in four parts in about 200 words. In the first part, you should simply introduce the health condition in some countries. In the second part, explain the causes of this issue. In. the third part, state the solutions to this issue. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.

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问答题1. Read carefully the following excerpt on luxury life of Chinese international students, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: ● summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then ● comment on whether international students should buy luxury cars. You should support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. A Lust for Speed: Young, Rich and Chinese in Rural America The latest obsession for China's "Great Gatsby generation" in the US? They come to study but they also spend big on luxury cars. When Michael Kwan moved to the US from Hong Kong in 2012 to attend university his parents provided him with a generous budget for living expenses. The amount was far above what he needed at the rural Midwestern campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, so Kwan used the excess cash to purchase an $80,000 Cadillac Escalade. The idea was to "have a huge car and fit in with American culture," he said. But Kwan quickly found himself entrenched in a secretive group of about a dozen luxury car owners on campus, all of whom were from mainland China and drove much smaller sports cars such as Nissan GT-Rs and BMW M5s. Lin, a student from the mainland of China, said that while American students might view luxury cars as an expensive folly, Chinese students see them as the bargain of a lifetime. "What if I told you that if you moved abroad you could buy a Ferrari for half or even a third of the price back home? What would you do?" he asked. "You'd buy that Ferrari because it it's a huge discount and a once in a lifetime chance to experience a car you might never afford otherwise."

问答题1. Write on ANSWER SHEET THREE a composition of about 200 words on the following topic: Should University Students Be Financially Independent? You are to write in three parts. In the first part, state specifically what your opinion is. In the second part, support your opinion with appropriate reasons. In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion or make a summary. Marks will be awarded for content, organization, grammar and appropriateness. Failure to follow the instructions may result in a loss of marks.

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问答题2. Read carefully the following excerpt on fighting against telecom fraud in China, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: ● summarize the main message of the excerpt, and then ● give advice on how to solve the problem of telecom fraud. You can support yourself with information from the excerpt. Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks. Fight Against Telecom Fraud Two men have been arrested in connection with a telecom fraud case in east China's Shandong Province, believed to have led to the death of a teenager. The case came to public attention following widespread media reports of the death of Xu Yuyu, an 18-year-old high school graduate in Linyi City. Xu was reported to have lost 9,900 yuan (1,490 US dollars) of her university tuition fees to telecom fraudsters and, according to the reports, died of a cardiac arrest on Aug. 19, 2016. Just a few miles away, another student, Song Zhenning, was also reported to have died in the same way, having lost money, in another fraud case. A third similar incident has also been reported in the city. "In those cases, the suspects all provided accurate information about the victims, such as their enrollment information or the bank account number, which means some related departments might be connected with the criminal party," Zhu Xiaoding, a Beijing-based lawyer, said. Tian Zumeng, from the Education Ministry, said that university students should be alert to such fraud and not take it for granted if someone asks you to provide your bank account and passwords. "Justice and administrative departments should, in solving these cases, investigate thoroughly and call criminals to account," Zhu said. Meng Jianzhu, head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, made the following remarks during an inspection visit to Shanghai, saying that "To curb fraud, laws and regulations should be updated and judicial interpretation should be released in a timely manner to provide legal authority for handling relevant cases."

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问答题1. The following two excerpts are about music downloading. From the excerpts, you can find that the banning of illegal downloading seems to have achieved some success, but there have also been doubt and criticism. Write an article of NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should: ● summarize the main message of the excerpts, and then ● comment on whether downloading music should be charged. You should support yourself with information from the excerpts. Excerpt 1 Time to Pay Arrives for China's Online Music Fans of QQ Music, Tencent's popular streaming service, have been surprised to discover many of the songs they used to listen to have become unavailable for both play and download. Attempts to play many popular tracks are met with the message, "This company has not provided us with the authorization to play their music and we are striving to respect copyrights." Since appearing on QQ Music, similar messages have spread to Duomi Music, NetEase Music, Kugou, TTPod and Xiami. The trend is a response to the government's increasingly severe control of copyright. In July, the National Copyright Administration of the People's Republic of China released a notice ordering online music operators to cease spreading music to which they do not own the rights by July 30. Sixteen music platforms quickly purged some 2.2 million songs from their platform. The age of free streaming in China appears to be coming to an end, and companies are now struggling to find a way to make their users pay. As China's biggest music-streaming platform, QQ Music is exploring how to fight its competitors while changing Chinese users' expectation of a free lunch. Excerpt 2 Illegal Music Downloads Not Hurting Industry, Study Claims It's common sense: taking a thing that you used to pay for is not good for the people who created that thing. But when it comes to entertainment piracy, lots of folks have argued that things aren't quite so simple. Now, with the release of a new analysis of 16,000 European music consumers, those on the side of piracy have evidence to back them up. A few findings of the study—conducted by Luis Aguiar and Bertin Martins using Nielsen "clickstream" data, and released by the European Commission Joint Research Centre—found that illegal music downloads had essentially positive effect on the number of legal music downloads: Specifically, the study found that legal purchases would be about 2 percent lower without illegal downloading available—meaning, yes, illegal downloads boost legal downloads. Their conclusion: people who download pirated music mostly do so for tunes they wouldn't have ever spent money on. The positive effect of streaming was even larger.

问答题. SECTION A MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS In this section there are three passages followed by ten multiple choice questions. For each multiple choice question, there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that you think is the best answer and mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. PASSAGE ONE (1)Life can be tough for immigrants in America. As a Romanian bank clerk in Atlanta puts it, to find a good job "you have to be like a wolf in the forest—able to smell out the best meat." And if you can't find work, don't expect the taxpayer to bail you out. Unlike in some European countries, it is extremely hard for an able-bodied immigrant to live off the state. A law passed in 1996 explicitly bars most immigrants, even those with legal status, from receiving almost any federal benefits. (2)That is one reason why America absorbs immigrants better than many other rich countries, according to a new study by the University of California. The researchers sought to measure the effect of immigration on the native-born in 20 rich countries, taking into account differences in skills between immigrants and natives, imperfect labor markets and the size of the welfare state in each country. (3)Their results offer ammunition for fans of more open borders In 19 out of 20 countries, the authors calculated that shutting the doors entirely to foreign workers would make the native-born worse off. Never mind what it would do to the immigrants themselves, who benefit far more than anyone else from being allowed to cross borders to find work. (4)The study also suggests that most countries could handle more immigration than they currently allow. In America, a one-percentage point increase in the proportion of immigrants in the population made the native-born 0.05% better off. The opposite was true in some countries with generous or ill-designed welfare states, however. A one-point rise in immigration made the native-born slightly worse off in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland. In Belgium, immigrants who lose jobs can receive almost two-thirds of their most recent wage in state benefits, which must make the hunt for a new job less urgent. (5)None of these effects was large, but the study undermines the claim that immigrants steal jobs from natives or drag down their wages. Many immigrants take jobs that Americans do not want, the study finds. This "smooths" the labor market and ultimately creates more jobs for locals. Native-owned grocery stores do better business because there are immigrants to pick the fruit they sell. Indian computer scientists help American software firms expand. A previous study found that because immigrants typically earn less than locals with similar skills, they boost corporate profits, prompting companies to grow and hire more locals. PASSAGE TWO (1)There was something in the elderly woman's behavior that caught my eye. Although slow and unsure of step, the woman moved with deliberation, and there was no hesitation in her gestures. She was as good as anyone else, her movements suggested. And she had a job to do. (2)It was a few years ago, and I had taken a part-time holiday-season job in a video store at the local shopping mall. From inside the store, I'd begun to see the people rushing by outside in the mall's concourse as a river of humanity. (3)The elderly woman had walked into the store along with a younger woman who I guessed was her daughter. The daughter was displaying a serious case of impatience, rolling her eyes, huffing and sighing, checking her watch every few seconds. If she had possessed a leash, her mother would have been fastened to it as a means of tugging her along to keep step with the rush of other shoppers. (4)The older woman detached from the younger one and began to tick through the DVDs on the nearest shelf. After the slightest hesitation, I walked over and asked if I could help her find something. The woman smiled up at me and showed me a title scrawled on a crumpled piece of paper. The title was unusual and a bit obscure. Clearly a person looking for it knew a little about movies, about quality. (5)Rather than rushing off to locate the DVD for the woman, I asked her to walk with me so I could show her where she could find it. Looking back, I think I wanted to enjoy her company for a moment. Something about her deliberate movements reminded me of my own mother, who'd passed away the previous Christmas. (6)As we walked along the back of the store, I narrated its floor plan: old television shows, action movies, cartoons, science fiction. The woman seemed glad of the unrushed company and casual conversation. (7)We found the movie, and I complimented her on her choice. She smiled and told me it was one she'd enjoyed when she was her son's age and that she hoped he would enjoy it as much as she had. Maybe, she said with a hint of wistfulness, he could enjoy it with his own young children. Then, reluctantly, I had to return the elderly woman to her keeper, who was still tapping her foot at the front of the store. (8)I escorted the older woman to the queue at the cash register and then stepped back and lingered near the younger woman. When the older woman's turn in line came, she paid in cash, counting out the dollars and coins with the same sureness she'd displayed earlier. (9)As the cashier tucked the DVD into a plastic bag, I walked over to the younger woman. (10)"Is that your morn?" I asked. (11)I halfway expected her to tell me it was none of my business. But possibly believing me to be tolerant of her impatience, she rolled her eyes and said, "Yeah." There was exasperation in her reply, half sigh and half groan. (12)Still watching the mother, I said, "Mind some advice?" (13)"Sure," said the daughter. (14)I smiled to show her I wasn't criticizing. "Cherish her," I said. And then I answered her curious expression by saying, "When she's gone, it's the little moments that'll come back to you. Moments like this. I know." (15)It was true. I missed my mom still and remembered with melancholy clarity the moments when I'd used my impatience to make her life miserable. (16)The elderly woman moved with her deliberate slowness back to her daughter's custody. Together they made their way toward the store's exit. They stood there for a moment, side by side, watching the rush of the holiday current and for their place in it. Then the daughter glanced over and momentarily regarded her mother. And slowly, almost reluctantly, she placed her arm with apparently unaccustomed affection around her mother's shoulders and gently guided her back into the crowds. PASSAGE THREE (1)Reading award-winning literature may boost your ability to read other people, a new study suggests. Researchers at the New School for Social Research, in New York City, found that when they had volunteers read works of acclaimed "literary fiction", it seemed to temporarily improve their ability to interpret other people's emotions. The same was not true of nonfiction or "popular" fiction, the mystery, romance and science-fiction books that often dominate bestseller lists. (2)Experts said the findings, reported online in Science, suggest that literature might help people to be more perceptive and engaged in their lives. (3)"Reading literary fiction isn't just for passing the time It's not just an escape" said Keith Oatley, a professor emeritus of cognitive psychology at the University of Toronto. "It also enables us to better understand others, and then take that into our daily lives." (4)Oatley was not involved in the new research, but worked on some of the first studies to suggest that reading literature can boost people's empathy for others. His team has found that those who read a lot of fiction tend to show greater empathy on standard tests, but the same is not true of avid nonfiction fans. (5)But, the study by Oatley and his team cannot prove that literature boosts empathy—empathetic folks may just be drawn to reading fiction, whereas the new study does offer some "cause-and-effect" evidence, Oatley said. For the study, researchers set up a series of five experiments in which participants read either literary fiction, popular fiction, nonfiction or nothing at all before taking some standard tests. One of the tests is known as "Reading the Mind in the Eyes". People have to look at photos of actors' eyes, and then guess what emotion is being expressed in each. The test is considered a measure of empathy. Overall, study participants fared better on the test after reading literary fiction, versus the other three conditions. (6)It was a small improvement, according to the principal researcher David Comer Kidd, "It's not like taking people from a (grade) 'C' to an 'A'," he said. But, Kidd added, the effect was seen after only about 10 minutes' reading, and it was a statistically strong finding, meaning it's unlikely to have been due to chance. (7)"Literary" fiction has no hard-and-fast definition. So Kidd and his colleagues chose contemporary works that have won or been finalists for outstanding literary awards. They included "The Round House", by Louise Erdrich, "Salvage the Bones", by Jesmyn Ward and the short story "Corrie" by Alice Munro. And "popular" fiction included best-sellers like "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn, and Danielle Steel's "The Sins of the Mother". (8)What's so special about literary fiction? "For one, it's usually more focused on characters than on plot," Kidd noted. But beyond that, he said, there is usually no single "authoritative narrator" who takes us through the story. "It demands that the reader almost become a writer and fill in the gaps. You really have to think about the characters," Kidd said. (9)Oatley agreed. "Alice Munro doesn't tell you what to think," he said. "You, yourself, have to make inferences about characters. And that's often what we're doing in our real-life conversations." Or at least that's what people could do. (10)Reading literary fiction could also offer a way to "practice" your social skills and use them more in real life, according to another researcher not involved in the study. "It's like how pilots train in a flight simulator," said Raymond Mar, an associate professor of psychology at York University, in Toronto, who has collaborated with Oatley. "This is a great study," Mar said of the new study. But he added that the overall research in this area is "still in its infancy" and one key question is whether literary fiction really is better than other fiction. (11)Mar and his colleagues recently found that fans of romance novels tended to do best on tests of empathy. Unlike the current study, Mar's study did not test people after having them read different types of fiction. So it's possible that there is something else about romance-novel readers that makes them more understanding of others. (12)Still, according to Mar, it's too early to tell people to trade in their Danielle Steel for Alice Munro, at least if the goal is boosting empathy. (13)It's also possible that plays, movies or even TV shows could build your empathy muscles, according to Kidd. But reading may be special, he said, because it provides no Visuals and you have to engage your imagination more. (14)Everyone agreed that the findings suggest literature is important beyond entertainment or improving vocabulary. "There's a common belief that reading literature is frivolous, or not practical," Mar said. "But there's a growing body of evidence that it's important in skills that we need in our lives."1. Increase in immigration in Austria fails to improve locals' life mainly because of ______. (PASSAGE ONE)

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