Task4(3pointseach,15pointsinall)Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTaskl(No.61throughNo.65).Aresomepeopleborncleverandothersbornstupid?Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperience?Strangelyenough,theanswertothesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgiventousatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvariedsurroundings.Thusthelimitsofapersonsintelligencearefixedatbirth,whetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeopleis,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandomfromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreeofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.If,ontheotherhand,wetaketwoidenticaltwins,theywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependonbirth.Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,t04universityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesintheirintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatallarelikelytohavesimilardegreeofintelligence.

他工作表现出色，最近被提升为部门经理。

The activities will provide you with a rare chance to appreciate China’s food culture.

Task2(2pointseach,10pointsinall)Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTaskl(No.51throughNo.55).Ionceknewayoungman,nineteenyearsofage,wholivedwithabsoluteoutward（外表的）confidenceandself-possessionforanumberofyearsbeforeIdiscoveredthathecouldnotreadorwrite.Hisvariousmethodsoftrick,whichwerealsoskillsofself-protection,weresoskillfulandsodesperate（绝望）thatneitherInoranyofhisotheradultfriendswereawareofhisentirehelplessnessinfaceofwrittenwordsuntilwewenttodinneronenightatalocalrestaurant-andsuddenlydiscoveredthathecouldnotread.Evenhere,itwasnotthefirsttimewewentouttoeat,butsomethinglikethesecondorthird,thatPetersdesperationshockedme.Thefirsttime,hewascleverenoughtocoverthetruth.Hestudiedthemenuforamoment,thenlookeduptothewaitressandaskedherifhecouldhavejustacokeandahamburger.Hetoldmelaterthathehaddonethesamethingmanytimesbeforeandthathehadlearnedtoactasifhewereexaminingthemenu:ThenIaskforacokeandahamburger...Sometimestheygivemeahamburgeronaplatewithsaladandpotatoes...ThenIaskthemforarollandmakemyownhamburger.Aswebegantogoouttoeatmorefrequently,PeterwouldasktogotoHowardJohnson’s.Isoondiscoveredthereasonforhischoice:Thephotographs,attachedincellophane(玻璃纸)containerstoeachofthestandarditemsonthemenu,couldhelphimnottostrugglewiththeshapeofwordsatall.HowardJohnson’s,whetherintentionallyornot,hadprovidedtheperfectescapefortheendangeredprideofanadultwhowasilliterate(文盲).

就是在这间小屋里，他们勤奋地工作着。

Paper money is obviously easier to handle and much more convenient in the modern worldly.

我们看电视的目的是为了了解周围发生的事情。

Directions:Thereare10blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheonethatbestfitsintothepassageandputthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Geographyisthestudyoftherelationshipbetweenpeopleandtheland.Geographerscompareandcontrastvariousplacesontheearth.Buttheyalsogobeyondtheindividualplacesandconsidertheearthasa36.Thewordgeography37_fromtwoGreekwords,gee,theGreekwordfor”earthandgraphein,38meanstowrite.”TheEnglishwordgeographymeanstodescribetheearth.”Somegeographybooksfocusonasmallarealikeatownorcity.Othersdealwithastate,aregion,anation,ora39continent.Manygeographybooksdealwiththewholeearth.Anotherwaytodividethestudyof40istodistinguishbetweenphysicalgeographyandculturalgeography.Theformerfocusesonthenaturalworld;the41.Startswithhumanbeingsandstudieshowhumanbeingsandtheirenvironmentactuponeachother.Butwhengeographyisconsideredasasinglesubject,_42branchescanneglecttheother.Ageographermightbedescribed43onewhoobserves,records,andexplainsthedifferencesbetweenplaces.Ifplaces44alike,therewouldbelittleneedforgeographers.Weknow,however45notwoplacesareexactlythesame.Geography,then,isapointofview,aspecialwayoflookingatplaces.

Task3Weknowthatmanyanimalsdonotstayinoneplace.Birds,fishandotheranimalsmovefromoneplacetoanotheratacertaintime.Theymovefordifferentreasons;mostofthemmovetoBfindfoodmoreeasily,butothersmovegetawayformplacesthataretoocorwded.Whencoldweathercomes,manybirdsmovetowarmerplacestofindfood.Somefishesgivebirthinwarmwaterandmovetocoldwatertofeed.Themostfamousmigration(迁移)isprobablythemigrationofthefish,whichiscalled“salmon”.Thisfishisborninfreshwaterbutittravelsmanymilestosaltwater.Thenitgivesbirthanddiesthere.InnorthernEurope,thereisakindofmouse.Theyleavetheirmountainhomeswhentheybecometoocrowded.Theymovedowntothelowland.Sometimestheymoveallthewaytotheseaside,andmanyofthemarekilledwhentheyfallintothesea.Recently,scientistshavestudiedthemigrationofakindoflobster(龙虾).Everyyear,whentheseasonofbadweatherarrives,thelobstersgetintoalonglineandstarttowalkacrosstheflooroftheocean.Nobodyknowswhytheydothis,andnobodyknowswheretheygo.So,sometimesweknowwhyhumansandanimalsmovefromoneplacetoanother,butatothertimeswedon’t.Maybelivingthingsjustliketotravel.

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人和动物的最大区别在于人能学习并使用语言。

Directions:Writeoneofthefollowingtwotopics.Youaresupposedtofollowtheinformationgivenbelow.

Directions:Thereare15blanksinthefollowingpassage.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushouldchoosetheONEthatbestfitsintothepassageandwritethecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Mostpeopleretirefromworkbetweentheagesof60and65.Thishas___31__mainconsequences,oneeconomicand____32____psychological.Economically:____33___retiredpeoplereceiveapension(养老金)fromthegovernmentorfromtheirpast___34____,itisoftermuchlessthantheyearnedwhentheywereworking.Unlesspeople____35__tosavemoneyduringtheiryears____36___work,theirstandardoflivingmayfallgreatlywhentheyretire.Psychologically:OldpeopleinWesterncountriesaregenerallyconsidered_____37___,andtheyareeeventhoughtofasa____38____ontheirfamiliesandonthepubilcpurse.Theyare__39___heldinrespect.Ontheotherhand,mostofthemusedto____40_____work,Theysimplydonotknowhowtorelaxor___41____otherintereststhoughtheyhavetimetodosonow.Theyfeeltheyshouldbeworkingand____42___,becauseworkwas_____43___theywererespectedandtheirskillsrecognized._____44____retiredpeople,theirself-confidenceisdiminished(减弱).Thelongertheyareawayfromtheworkplace,____45___growsasenseofbeingworthless.

Task3(3pointseach,15pointsinall)Directions:ThistaskisthesameasTaskl(No.56throughNo.60).Cancerisamongthetopkillerdiseasesinoursocietytodayandscientistshavefoundoutthatstresshelpstobringiton.Itisworthwhiletoconsider,therefore,whatthecausesofstressinourlifeare,andwhetherwecandoanythingaboutit.Areweunder-employedoroverburdenedwithtoomanyresponsibilities?Dowehavearightbalanceofworkandleisure(闲暇)inourlives?Areourrelationshipswithfamily,friendsor-fellowworkersalltheyshouldbe?Allthesethingscanbeacauseofstress,andit.is.besttofacethemhonestly,andtobringourfrustrations(失意)intotheopen.Peoplewhohaveagoodrowandthenforgetitaredoingtheirhealthmoregoodthanthosewhobottletheirfeelings.Ifourself-examinationhasbroughtanycausesofstresstolight,letusconsiderwhatwecandoaboutthem.Itispossibletochangejobs.Wecanmakemoreleisureandfillitmorehappily,ifwewillacceptadifferentlivingstandard.Wecanimproveourpersonalrelationshipsbyadifferentattitude.Itiswewhoallowotherpeopletomakeourselvesunhappy.Oftenthelittlethingsthatdisturbusarenotworthanhoursanger.TheteachingintheBible“Letnotthesungodownuponyourwrath(anger)“isgoodadvicefromthehealthpointofviewaswellasthereligious.

只有在黄山，你才可以欣赏到如此的美景。

Scientists are working on an electronic device, which could make life easier for the people.

Task4Youcantellageofatreebycountingitsrings.Buttheserecordsofatree’slifereallysayalotmore.Scientistsareusingtreeringstolearnwhat’sbeenhappeningonthesun’ssurfaceforthelasttenthousandyears.Eachringrepresentsayearofgrowth.Asthetreegrows,itaddsalayertoitstrunk,takingupchemicalelementsfromtheair.Bylookingatelementsintheringsfromacertainyear,scientistscanwhatelementswereintheairthatyear.Dr.Stevensonisanalyzingoneelement,carbon-14,inringsfrombothlivinganddeadtrees.SomeringsgobackalmosttenthousandyearstotheendoftheIceAge.WhenStevensonfollowedthecarbon-14trackbackintime,hefoundcarbon-14levelschangedwiththeintensityofsolarburing.Yousee,thesunhascycles.Sometimesitburnsfiercely,andatothertimesit’srelativelycalm.Duringthesun’sviolentperiods,itthrowsoffchargedformationofcarbon-14onearth.Whenthereismoresolarwindactivity,lesscarbon-14isproduced.Tenthousandyearsoftreeringsshowthatthecarbon-14levelrisesandfallsaboutevery420years.Thescientistsconcludedthatsolarwindactivitymustfollowthesamecycle.

Good teachers often encourage their students to think for themselves.

Educators think that the generation growing up with television spends so much of their time infront of the TV that they do not have enough time to study.

阅读理解Airline passengers are specifically told NOT to ______.