“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。

What determines the kind of person you are? What factors make you more or less bold, intelligent, or able to read a map? All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genes and the environment in which you were【C1】______ The study of how genes and environment interact to influence【C2】______ activity is known as behavioral genetics. Behavioral genetics has made important【C3】______ to the biological revolution , providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind, brain and behavior. Any research that suggests that 【C4】______ to perform certain behaviors are based in biology is controversial. Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can【C5】______ based on something that is beyond your control, such as your genes? It is easy to accept that genes control physical characteristics such as sex, race and eye color. But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced, how【C6】______ they are, or what career they are likely to choose? A concern of psychological scientists is the【C7】______ to which all of these characteristics are influenced by nature and nurture (养育), by genetic makeup and the environment. Increasingly, science【C8】______ that genes lay the groundwork for many human traits. From this perspective, people are born【C9】______ like undeveloped photographs. The image is already captured, but the way it 【C10】______ appears can vary based on the development process. However, the basic picture is there from the beginning.A) abilities I) extentB) achieve J) indicatesC) appeal K) proceedsD) complaints L) psychologicalE) contributions M) raisedF) displayed N) smartG) essentially O) standardH) eventually

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预计每年将约有10万名学员从中受益。

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

刺绣 (embroidery)是一种具有悠久历史的传统中国 手工艺品 (handicraft art)。刺绣是用绣针和彩线在织物绣制各种图案。传统刺绣既可以单面绣图，也可以双面绣图。人们将中国的绘画艺术应用在刺绣中。刺绣的图案包括花鸟鱼虫、风景和人物等。人物刺绣强调逼真的图案。作为中国古代的一种工艺品，刺绣极大地促进了中国物质文明的发展。

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For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on an English idiom "It's never too old to learn". Do you support it or disapprove of it ? Write down your ideas with 120 -180 words.

天安门广场 (Tiananmen Square)位于北京市中心，是世界上最大的广场。整个广场东西宽500米，南北长880米，总面积达44万平方米。矗立在广场中央的 人民英雄纪念碑 (Monument to the People's Heroes)是新中国诞生后在广场修建的第一座建筑。天安门广场与其周围的建筑，被称为中国的心脏，是举行重大庆典的神圣之地。天安门广场还是著名的旅游景点，每天都有大量的中外游客到此参观旅游。

科举制 (imperial examination system)是中国古代 朝廷 (imperial government)选拔官员的制度。它始于 隋朝 (the Sui Dynasty)，历时1300多年直到 清朝 (the Qing Dynasty)。科举考试在中国古代教育史上长期占有主导地位。在古代社会，因为阶级意识很强，下层民众很少有机会在朝廷谋职。“科举”评价体系让来自贫困家庭的孩子有机会参加政府考试，并为家庭带来荣誉。科举制被证明是比它之前的任何考试制度都更公平、影响更深远。

聘金 (endowment)是中国传统习俗的一部分。通常， 新郎 (bridegroom)需要给新娘家一笔钱作为聘礼来定下婚礼。但是近几年来其标准不断上升，致使大多数家庭都很难达到。快速上涨的生活成本是聘金增加的主要原因。对于大多数年轻人来说，结婚意味着独立组建家庭。然而物价的不断上涨使这一切变得越来越困难。因此，许多新婚夫妇都只能向父母求助。

Directions： For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a composition on the topic My View on Driving Restrictions in Big Cities．You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words．Outlines are given below in Chinese：1．大城市的交通拥挤问题越来越凸显；2．有人提出通过车辆限行缓解交通压力，原因是……3．我的看法。

七夕节(Qixi Festival)在农历七月初七庆祝，起源于汉代(the Han Dynasty)，是一个传统节日。在中国古代传说中，牛郎和织女(cowherd and weaver girl)会在每年的这一天相会。七夕节是中国传统节日中最具浪漫色彩的一个节日，现在一般被称为“中国情人节”。对于姑娘们，七夕节是个重要的日子，她们会在这一天晚上向聪明的织女祈求智慧、女红(needle work)技巧和美满的姻缘。

Directions: Recently, people have a heated debate about whether the government should provide artists with financial support. Please write a short essay entitled Should the Government Provide Artists with Financial Support. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

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God Helps Those Who Help Themselves 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.

An Application for Further Studies For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a letter to Massachusetts Institute of Technology to apply for further studies as a postgraduate student majoring in Computer Science. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.

俗话说：“到北京，不到长城非好汉，不吃烤鸭(roast duck)真遗憾!”烤鸭是北京的地方风味，已有1600多年的历史。对于那些想更多地了解中国菜和中国文化习俗的人来说，北京烤鸭就是一个不错的选择。脆皮(crisp skin)和嫩肉是北京烤鸭的特点。北京最出名的老字号(centuries-old／time-honored brand)烤鸭店是“全聚德”。创建于1864年的全聚德备受各国元首、政府官员及国内外游客喜爱。