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TEST FOR ENGLISH MAJORS(2015)
-GRADE EIGHT-
TIMELIMIT:115MIN
PARTⅠ LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION（25MIN）
SECTIONA MINI-LECTURE
In this section you will hear a mini-lecture. You will hear the lecture ONCE ONLY. While listening to the
mini-lecture, please complete the gap-filling task on ANSWER SHEET ONE and write NO MORE THAN
THREE WORDS for each gap. Make sure the word(s) you fill in is (are) both grammatically and semantically
acceptable.Youmayusetheblanksheetfornote-taking.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthegap-fillingtask.
Nowlistentothemini-lecture.Whenitisover,youwillbegivenTHREEminutestocheckyourwork.
SECTIONB INTERVIEW
In this section you will hear ONE interview. The interview will be divided into TWO parts. At the end of
each part, five questions will be asked about what was said. Both the interview and the questions will be spoken
ONCE ONLY.After each question there will be a ten-second pause. During the pause, you should read the four
choicesof[A],[B],[C],and[D],andmarkthebestanswertoeachquestiononANSWERSHEETTWO.
YouhaveTHIRTYsecondstopreviewthequestions.
Now,listentoPartOneoftheinterview.
1.[A]Satisfying. [B]Notgoodenough. [C]Dissatisfying. [D]Extremelybad.
2.[A]Weshouldcreatemorejobsforuniversitystudents.
[B]Weshouldencouragestateschoolpupilstoapplyuniversities.
[C]Weshouldgivemoremoneytoschools.
[D]Weshouldgivepeopleopportunityschools.
3.[A]Doingwhattheyhavepromisedtoschools.
[B]Creatingopportunitiesforleadinguniversities.
[C]Consideringremovingbarriersforstateschoolpupils.
[D]Reducingopportunitiesforstateschoolpupils.
4.[A]Itincreasesfrom1/8to1/3. [B]Itincreasesfrom1/8to1/6.
[C]Itincreasesfrom1%to4.5%. [D]Itincreasesfrom1%to3.5%.
5.[A]Universitiesarenotworkinghardtoacceptstateschoolpupils.
[B]ThenumberofstatepupilsapplyingtoOxfordfailstoincrease.
[C]Thegovernmenthasloweredstatepupils’expectations.
[D]Leadinguniversitiesarerejectingstateschoolpupils.
Mow,listentoPartTwooftheinterview.
6.[A]Schoolsshouldbegivenmorefundingfromeducationauthorities.
[B]Schoolsshouldbegivenallthemoneyanddecidehowtospendit.
[C]Schoolsshouldbegrantedgreaterpowertorunthemselves.
[D]Schoolsshouldbegivenmoreopportunitiesandchoices.
7.[A]85penceinapoundwillgototheschools.
[B]Everypoundwillbespentinschools.
[C]Mostmoneyisspentonschools,othersforbureaucracy.
[D]Localeducationauthoritiesshoulddecidemoneyallocation.
8.[A]Becausemoneyinvestmentshouldbeoriginallyownedbyschools.
[B]Becauseknowwhat’sintheinterestoftheirpupils.
[C]Becausethegovernmentalsowantsthemoneytogotoschools.
[D]Becauseschoolsareinasituationoflackingmoney.9.[A]Localeducationauthoritiesandthecentralgovernment.
[B]Localeducationauthoritiesandsecondaryschoolstogether.
[C]Localeducationauthoritiesonly.
[D]Thecentralgovernmentonly.
10.[A]Askforclarification. [B]Challengetheinterviewee.
[C]Supporttheinterviewee. [D]Initiatetopics.
PART Ⅱ READING COMPREHENSION（45MIN）
SECTIONA MULTIPLE-CHOICEQUESTIONS
Inthis section there areseveralpassages followed byfourteen multiple choice questions. For eachmultiple
choicequestion,therearefoursuggestedanswersmarked[A],[B],[C]and[D].Choosethe onethatyouthinkis
thebestanswerandmarkyouranswersonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
In 2011, many shoppers opted to avoid the frantic crowds and do their holiday shopping from the comfort of
theircomputer.Salesatonlineretailersgainedbymorethan15%,makingitthebiggestseasonever.Butpeopleare
alsoreturningthosepurchasesatrecordrates,up8%fromlastyear.
Whatwentwrong?Is thelingeringshadowoftheglobalfinancialcrisismakingithardertoacceptextravagant
indulgences? Or that people shop more impulsively—and therefore make bad decisions—when online? Both
argumentsareplausible.However,thereisathirdfactor:aquestionoftouch.Wecanlovethelookbut,inanonline
environment, we cannot feel the quality of a texture, the shape of the fit, the fall of a fold or the weight of an
earring.Andphysicallyinteractingwithanobjectmakesyoumorecommittedtoyourpurchase.
When my most recent book Brandwashed was released, I teamed up with a local bookstore to conduct an
experiment about the differences between the online and offline shopping. I carefully instructed a group of
volunteers to promote my book in two different ways. The first was a fairly hands-off approach. Whenever a
customer would inquire about my book, the volunteer would take them over to the shelf and point to it. Out of 20
suchrequests,sixcustomersproceededwiththepurchase.
The second option also involved going over to the shelf but, this time, removing the book and then subtly
holding onto it for just an extra moment before placing it in the customer's hands. Of the 20 people who were
handed the book. 13 ended up buying it. Just physically passing the book showed a big difference in sales. Why?
We feel something similar to a sense of ownership when we hold things in our hand. That’s why we establish or
reestablish connection by greeting strangers and friends with a handshake. In this case, having to then let go of the
bookafterholdingitmightgenerateasubtlesenseofloss,andmotivateustomakethepurchaseevenmore.
Arecent study conducted by Bangor University together with the United Kingdom’s Royal Mail service also
revealed the power of touch, in this case when it came to snail mail. A deeper and longer-lasting impression of a
messagewasformedwhendeliveredinaletter,asopposedtoreceivingthesamemessageonline.FMRLs（功能性
磁共振成像）showed that, on touching the paper, the emotional center of the brain was activated, thus forming a
stronger bond. The study also indicated that once touch becomes part of the process, it could translate into a sense
of possession. In other words, we simply feel more committed to possess and thus buy an item when we’ve first
touchedit.Thissenseofownershipissimplynotpartoftheequationintheonlineshoppingexperience.
As the rituals of purchase in the lead-up to Christmas change, not only do we give less thought to the type of
giftswebuyforourlovedonesbut,throughourowndigitalwishlists,weincreasinglycontrolwhattheybuyforus.
The reality, however, is that no matter how convinced we all are that digital is the way to go, finding real
satisfactionwillprobablytakemorethanafewsimpleclicks.
11.Accordingtotheauthor,shoppersarereturningtheirpurchasesforallthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat____.
[A]theyareunsatisfiedwiththequalityofthepurchase
[B]theyeventuallyfindthepurchasetooexpensive
[C]theychangetheirmindoutofuncertainty
[D]theyregretmakingthepurchasewithoutforethought12.WhydoestheauthorcitethestudybyBangorUniversityandtheRoyalMailService?
[A]Tocomparesimilarresponsesindifferentsettings.
[B]Toprovidefurtherevidenceforhisownobservation.
[C]Toofferascientificaccountofthebrain’sfunctions.
[D]Todescribeemotionalresponsesinonlineshopping.
13.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
[A]Realsatisfactiondependsonfactorsotherthanthecomputer.
[B]Despiteonlineshoppingwestillattachimportancetogiftbuying.
[C]Somepeoplearestilluncertainaboutthedigitalage.
[D]Onlineshoppingoffersrealsatisfactiontoshoppers.
PASSAGETWO
My professor brother and I have an argument about head and heart, about whether he overvalues IQ while I
learnmoretowardEQ.Wetypicallyhavethisdebateaboutpeople—canyoubefriendswithareallysmartjerk（怪
物）?—butthere’scorollarytoanimalsaswell.I’dloveitifourdogcouldfetchthemorningpaperandthenreadit
to me over coffee, but I actually care much more about her loyal and innocent heart. There’s already enough
thinking going on is our house, and we probably spend too much time in our heads. Where we need some role
modelingisininstinct,andthat’swhereadogisarovingrevelation.
I did notgrow up with dogs, which meantthat my older daughter’s respectfulbutunyielding determination to
get one required some adjustment on my part. I often felt she was training me: from ages of 6 to 9, she gently
schooled me in various breeds and their personalities, whispered to the dogs we encountered so they would charm
and persuade me, demonstrated by her self-discipline that she was ready for the responsibility.And thus came our
dogTwist,whomIsometimesmistakeforathirddaughter.
AtfirstIthoughtthechallenge wouldbetotrain hertosit, toheel,towalkcalmly besideusandnotgo wildly
chasing the neighbourhood rabbits. But I soon discovered how much more we had to learn from her than she from
us.
If it is true, for example, that the secret to a child’s success is less rare genius than raw persistence, Twist’s
ability to stay on task is a model for us all, especially if the task is trying to capture the sunbeam that flicks around
the living room as the wind blows through the branches outside. She never succeeds, and she never gives up.This
includeswhensherunssquareintowalls.
Thenthereis herunfailingpatience,whichbreaks downonlywhenshesensesthatdinnertime was15minutes
ago and we have somehow failed to notice. Even then she is more eager than indignant, and her refusal to whine
showsarestraintofwhichI’mnotalwayscapablewhenhungry.
ButthelessonIvaluemostistheoneinforgiveness,andTwistfirstofferedthiswhenshewasstillveryyoung.
When she was about 7 months old, we took her to the vet to be sprayed(切除卵巢). We turned her over to a
stranger,whoproceededtoperformaprocedurethatwasprobablynotpleasant.Butwhenthevetreturnedhertous,
limp and tender,there was no recrimination(反责)，no How could you do that to me? It was as though she really
knew that we could not intentionally cause her pain, and while she did not understand, she forgave and curled up
withherheadonmydaughter’slap.
I suppose we could have concluded that she was just blindly loyal and docile. But eventually we knew better.
She is entirely capable of disobedience, as she has proved many times. She will ignore us when there are more
interestingthingstolookat,rebukeuswhenwearecareless,barkintothetwilightwhenshehasurgentmessagesto
send. But her patience with our failings and fickleness and her willingness to give us a second chance are a daily
lessoningratitude.
My friends who grew up with dogs tell me how when they were teenagers and trusted no one in the world,
theycouldtelltheir dogalltheirsecrets. Itwas theonefriend whowouldnotgossip orbetray,couldprovide in the
middle of the night the soft, unbegrudging comfort and peace that adolescence conspires to disrupt.An age that is
all about growth and risk needs some anchors and weights, a model of steadfastness when all else is in flux.SometimesIthinkTwist’sdevotionkeepsmygirlsonabenevolentlash,onethathangsquietlyattheirsideasthey
trotalongbutoccasionallyyanksthembacktosafetyandsolidground.
We’ve weighed so many decisions so carefully in raising our daughters—what school to send them to and
whatchurchto attend, when to give them cellphones and with whatprecautions. But whenit comes to whatreally
shapes their character and binds our family, I never would have thought we would owe so much to its smallest
member.
14.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat____.
[A]apersoncaneitherhaveahighIQoralowEQ
[B]herprofessorbrothercarestoomuchaboutIQ
[C]weneedexamplesofhowtofollowone’sheart
[D]sheprefersdogsthatarecleverandloyal
15.Accordingtothepassage,allthefollowingareTwist’scharacteristicsEXCEPT____.
[A]resignation [B]patience [C]forgiveness [D]tenacity
16.ThatTwist’sdevotionkeepsmygirlsonabenevolentleashmeansthat____.
[A]Twistiscapableoflookingafterthegirls [B]Twistandthegirlshavebecomefriends
[C]Twistknowshowtofollowthegirls [D]Twist’sloyaltyhelpsthegirlsgrowup
17.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthelastparagraph?
[A]Difficultiesinraisingherchildren. [B]Worriesaboutwhattobuyforkids.
[C]GratitudetoTwistforherrole. [D]Concernsaboutschoolingandreligion.
PASSAGETHREE
Most West African lorries ate not in what one would call the first flush of youth, and I had learnt by bitter
experiencenottoexpectanythingverymuchofthem.Butthelorrythatarrivedtotakemeuptothemountainswas
worse than anythingI hadseen before:it tottered onthe borders of senile decay. It stoodthere on buckled wheels,
wheezing and gasping with exhaustion from having to climb up the gentle slope to the camp, and I consigned
myself and my loads to it with some fear. The driver,who was a cheerfulfellow, pointed outthat he would require
my assistance in two very necessary operations: first, I had to keep the hand brake pressed down when travelling
downhill, for unless it was held thus almost level with the floor it sullenly refused to function. Secondly, I had to
keepastern eye ontheclutch,awilfulpieceof mechanismthatseizedevery chancetoleapoutofits socketwith a
noise like a strangling leopard.As it was obvious that not even a WestAfrican lorry-driver could be successful in
driving while crouched under the dashboard, I hadto take over controlof these instruments if I valued my life. So,
whileIduckedatintervalstoputonthebrake,amidtherichsmellofburningrubber,ournoblelorryjerkeditsway
towards the mountains at a steady twenty miles per hour; sometimes, when a downward slope favoured it, it threw
cautiontothewindsandcareered（猛冲）alonginamadcapfashionattwenty-five.
For the first thirty miles the red earth road wound its way through the lowland forest, the giant trees standing
insolidranksalongsideandtheir branchesentwined（盘绕）inanarchwayofleavesaboveus.Slowlyandalmost
imperceptibly the road started to climb upwards, looping its way in languid curves round the forested hills. In the
backofthelorrytheboyslifteduptheirvoicesinsong:
Homeagain,homeagain,
WhenshallIseemahome?
The driver hummed the refrain（副歌）softly to himself glancing at me to see if I would object.To his surprise I
joined in and so while the lorry rolled onwards, the boys in the back maintained the chorus while the driver and I
harmonizedandsangcomplicatedtwiddlybits.
Breaks in the forest became more frequent the higher we climbed, and presently a new type of undergrowth
begantoappear:massivetree-fernsstandingattheroadsideontheirthick, squat,hairytrunks.Thesefernswerethe
guardians of a new world, for suddenly, as though the hills had shrugged themselves free of a cloak, the forest
disappeared. It lay behind us in the valley, while above us the hillside rose majestically, covered in a coat of
waist-high grass. The lorry crept higher and higher, the engine gasping and shuddering with this unaccustomedactivity.Ibegantothinkthatweshouldhavetopushthewretchedthingupthelasttwoorthreehundredfeet,butto
everyone’s surprise we made it, and the lorry crept on to the brow of the hill, trembling with fatigue, spouting
steamfromitsradiatorlikeadyingwhale.Wecrawledtoastandstillandthedriverswitchedofftheengine.
“Wemust wait small-time, engine get hot,” he explained, pointing to the forequarters of the lorry,which were
bynowcompletely invisible undera cloudofsteam.Thankfully I descendedfromthe red-hot insideofthe caband
strolleddowntowheretheroaddippedinto thenextvalley.Fromthis vantage pointIcouldseethecountrywehad
travelledthroughandthecountrywewereabouttoenter.
18.Whichofthefollowingwordsinthefirstparagraphisusedliterally?
[A]Flush. [B]Borders. [C]Operations. [D]Gasping.
19.Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthattheauthorregardstheinadequaciesofthelorryas_________.
[A]inevitableandamusing [B]dangerousandfrightening
[C]novelandunexpected [D]welcomeandinteresting
20.AllthefollowingwordsinthelastbutoneparagraphdescribethelorryasahumanEXCEPT_________.
[A]trembling [B]spouting [C]shuddering [D]crept
21.Asuitabletitleforthepassagewouldbe_______.
[A]Ajourneythatscaredme [B]Ajourneytoremember
[C]ThewildWestAfricanlorry [D]AcomicjourneyinWestAfrica
PASSAGEFOUR
Have you ever noticed a certain similarity in public parks and back gardens in the cities of the West? A
ubiquitouswoodlandmixoflawngrassesandtreeshasfounditswaythroughoutEuropeandtheUnitedStates,and
it’snowspreadto othercities aroundtheworld.As ecologistPeter Groffman hasnoted,it’sincreasingly difficultto
tellonesuburbapartfrom another,evenwhenthey’relocatedinvastlydifferentclimates suchas Phoenix,Arizona,
or Boston in the much chillier north-east of the US. And why do parks in New Zealand often feature the same
speciesoftreesthatgrowontheothersideoftheworldintheUK?
Inspired by the English and New England countrysides, early landscape architects of the 19th century created
an aesthetic for urban public and private open space that persists to this day. But in the 21st century, urban green
space is tasked with doing far more than simply providing aesthetic appeal. From natural systems to deal with
surface water run-off and pollution to green corridors to increasing interest in urban food production, the urban
parksofthefuturewillbedesignedandengineeredforfunctionalityaswellasforbeauty.
Imagine travelling among the cities of the mid-21st century and finding a unique set of urban landscapes that
capture local beauty, natural and cultural history, and the environmental context. They are tuned to their locality,
and diverse within as well as across cities. There are patches that provide shade and cooling, places of local food
production, and corridors that connect both residents and wildlife to the surrounding native environment. Their
functions are measured and monitored to meet the unique needs of each city for food production, water use,
nutrientrecycling,andhabitat.Notwogreenspacesarequitethesame.
Planners are already starting to work towards this vision. And if this movement has a buzzword it is
“hyperfunctionality” – designs which provide multiple uses in a confined space.At the moment, urban landscapes
are highly managed and limited in their spatial extent. Even the “green” cities of the future will contain extensive
areas of buildings, roads, railways, and other built structures. These future cities are likely to contain a higher
proportionof green cover than the cities of today,with an increasingfocus onplanting on roofs,verticalwalls, and
surfaces like car parks. But built environments will still be ever-present in dense megacities. We can greatly
enhance the utility of green space through designs that provide a range of different uses in a confined space. A
hyperfunctional planting, for example, might be designed to provide food, shade, wildlife habitat, and pollution
removalallinthesamegardenwiththerightchoiceofplantsandmanagementpractices.
Whatthis means is thatwe have to maximise the benefits anduses of urbanparks, while minimizing thecosts
of building and maintaining them. Currently, green space and street plantings are relatively similar throughout the
Western world, regardless of differences in local climate, geography, and natural history. Even desert cities featurethe same sizable street trees and well-watered and well-fertilized lawns that you might see in more temperate
climes.The movement to reduce the resources and water requirements of suchurban landscapes in these arid areas
is called “xeriscaping” – a concept that has so-far received mixed responses in terms of public acceptance. Scott
Yabiku and colleagues at the Central Arizona Phoenix project showed that newcomers to the desert embrace
xeriscaping more than long-time residents, who are more likely to prefer the well-watered aesthetic. In part, this
may be because xeriscaping is justified more by reducing landscaping costs – in this case water costs – than by
providing desired benefits like recreation, pollution mitigation, and cultural value. From this perspective,
xeriscapingcanseemmorelikeacompromisethananasset.
Butthere areother ways to make ourparks and naturalspacesdo more. Nan Ellin, of the Ecological Planning
Center in the US, advocates an asset-based approach to urbanism. Instead of envisioning cities in terms what they
can’t have, ecological planners are beginning to frame the discussion of future cities in terms of whatthey do have
—theirnaturalandculturalassets.InUtah’sSaltLake City,insteadofcouchingenvironmentalplanningasanissue
of resource scarcity, the future park is described as “mountain urbanism” and the strong association of local
residents with the natural environment of the mountain ranges near their home. From this starting point, the local
climate,vegetation,patternsofrainandsnowfall,andmountaintopographyarealldeemednaturalassetsthatcreate
anewperspectivewhenitcomestocreatingurbangreenspace.InCairns,Australia,thelocalmasterplanembraces
“tropical urbanism” that conveys a sense of place through landscaping features, while also providing important
functionssuchasshadingandcoolinginthistropicalclimate.
The globally homogenized landscape aesthetic – which sees parks from Boston to Brisbane looking
worryingly similar – will diminish in importance as future urban green space will be attuned to local values and
culturalperceptions of beauty.This will lead to a far greater diversity of urbanlandscape designs than are apparent
today.Already,we are seeing new purposes for urbanlandscapingthat are transforming the 20th centurywoodland
park into bioswales – plantings designed to filter stormwater – green roofs, wildlife corridors, and urban food
gardens. However, until recently we have been lacking the datasets and science-based specifications for designs
thatworktoserveallofthesepurposesatonce.
In New York City, Thomas Whitlow of Cornell University sends students through tree-lined streets with
portable,backpack-mountedairqualitymonitors.Athomeinhislaboratory,heplacestreebranchesinwindtunnels
to measure pollution deposition onto leaves. It turns out that currently, many street tree plantings are ineffective at
removing air pollutants, andinstead may trap pollutants near the ground.Rather than relyingon assumptions about
the role of urban vegetation in improving the environment and health, future landscaping designs will be
engineeredbasedonempiricaldataandstateoftheartofsimulations.
New datasets on the performance of urban landscapes are changing our view of what future urban parks will
look like and what it will do. With precise measurements of pollutant uptake, water use, plant growth rates, and
greenhousegasemissions,wearebetterandbetterabletodesignlandscapesthatrequirelessintensivemanagement
andarelesscostly,whileprovidingmoresocialandenvironmentaluses.
22.ThefollowingareallfeaturesoffutureurbangreenspaceEXCEPTthat________.
[A]eachcityhasitsdistinctstyleofurbangreenspace
[B]urbanlandscapewillfocusmoreonculturalhistory
[C]urbangreenspacewillbedesignedtoservemanyuses
[D]moregreencoverwillbeseenoncityroofsandwalls
23.Accordingtothepassage,ifplannersadoptanasset-basedapproach,theywillprobably________.
[A]incorporatethearea’snaturalandculturalheritageintotheirdesign
[B]makecarefulestimationofthearea’snaturalresourcesbeforedesigning
[C]combinenaturalresourcesandpracticalfunctionsintheirdesign
[D]envisionmorepurposesforurbanlandscapingintheirdesign
24.Accordingtothepassage,futurelandscapingdesignswillrelymoreon________.
[A]humanassumptions [B]fieldwork[C]scientificestimation [D]laboratorywork
SECTIONB SHORT-ANSWERQUESTIONS
In this section there are eight short-answer questions based on the passages in SECTION A. Answer each
questioninNOmorethan10wordsinthespaceprovidedonANSWERSHEETTWO.
PASSAGEONE
25.Whatisthepurposeoftheexperimentinthebookstore?
PASSAGETWO
26.Accordingtothecontext,whatdoestheword“square”mean?
PASSAGETHREE
27.Whatcanwelearnabouttheconditionofthelorryfrom“ittotteredonthebordersofseniledecay”?
28.Howdidtheauthorhelpthelorrydriverontheway?
29.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhelpingthelorrydriver?
PASSAGEFOUR
30.Accordingtothepassage,whatmakesurbangreenspacelooksimilarthroughouttheWest?
31.Whyaresomelocalresidentsopposedto“xeriscaping”?
32.WhatdidThomasWhitlowofCornellUniversityfindoutabouttreebranches?
PART Ⅲ LANGUAGE USAGE（15MIN）
The passage contains TEN errors. Each indicated line contains a maximum of ONE error. In each case,
onlyONEwordisinvolved.Youshouldproofreadthepassageandcorrectitinthefollowingway:
Forawrongword， underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectoneintheblank
providedattheendoftheline．
Foramissingword． markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”signandwritethe
wordyoubelievetobemissingintheblankprovidedattheendof
theline．
Foranunnecessaryword， crosstheunnecessarywordwithaslash“／”andputthewordinthe
blankprovidedattheendoftheline．
EXAMPLE
When∧artmuseumwantsanewexhibit， (1) _____an_____
itneverbuysthingsinfinishedformandhangs (2) ___n_e_v_e_r___
themonthewall．Whenanaturalhistorymuseum
wantsanexhibition,itmustoftenbuildit． (3)___e_x_h_ib_i_t__
ProofreadthegivenpassageonANSWERSHEETTHREEasinstructed.
PART Ⅳ TRANSLATION（25MIN）
TranslatethefollowingtextintoEnglish.WriteyourtranslationonANSWERSHEETTHREE.
茶花（camellia）的自然花期在12月至翌年4月，以红色系为主，另有黄色系和白色系等，花色艳丽。
本届花展充分展示了茶花的品种资源和科研水平，是近三年来本市规模最大的一届茶花展。为了使广大植
物爱好者有更多与茶花亲密接触的机会，本届茶花展的布展范围延伸至整个园区，为赏花游客带来便利。
此次茶花展历时2个月，展期内200多个茶花品种将陆续亮相。
PART Ⅴ WRITING（45MIN）
With the continued increase of parents who communicate with their children through social media, social
networking will never be the same for both parents and children. Can social networking help parents and children
strengthen their relationship or give rise to distrust between parents and children due to some parents’stalking orfollowing their children anonymously on social media? The following are opinions from both sides. Read the
excerptscarefullyandwriteyourresponseinabout300words,inwhichyoushould:
1.summarizebrieflytheopinionsfrombothsides;
2.giveyourcomment.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality.
Failuretofollowtheaboveinstructionsmayresultinalossofmarks.
Researchers
RetweetedbyMom?Teenagersmight saythey’ddieofembarrassment. Butteenagers whoareconnectedwith
theirparentsviaTwitterandothersocialmediahavebetterrelationshipswiththem,andfewerbehavioralproblems.
Researchers at BrighamYoung University in Provo, Utah, polled 491 teenagers and their parents about social
media use, and then used a variety of behavioral tests to measure parent-child connection. They looked at
delinquency, depression, eating disorders, aggression in relationships and positive behaviors toward others. That
last one asked the teens if they agreed with phrases that would be music to parent’s ear, such as, “I really enjoy
doingsmallfavorsformyfamily.”
End results:The teenagers who were mostconnected to their parents on Facebook, Twitter and other forms of
social media felt closer and more connected to their parents in real life. The teenagers in families who used social
media to stay connected also were less likely to be depressed, delinquent, and aggressive. And they were more
likelytobekindandthoughtfulwithothers.
BYU psychologist Sarah Coyne, the lead author of the study, readily admits that the didn’t prove that the
reach-out-and-text effort from parents is causing all this goodness. “The downside of our study is we didn’t ask
whatparentswere doing onsocialmedia,”Coyne tells Shots. Butshe thinks thevalue comes in using socialmedia
toolsas“ashowofloveandsupportandgettingabettersenseofwhat’shappeningintheirteens’world.”
Parents should make it clear on that they’ll be on social media, too, and using it to monitor their children’s
activities,Coynesays.“It’sagreatconversationtohave,especiallywithyoungerteens.”
ButCoynesuspectsthatmoreparentsarehesitatingtopost,Tweet,orSnapchatwiththeirprogeny.“Tryitout,”
shesays.It’stheirworld,afterall.Anddon’tyouwanttoknowwhereyourkidsarehangingout?
Thestudyalsofoundthatteenagerswhowereheavyusersofsocialmedia,independentofparentsconnections,
weremorelikelytohaveproblems,includingdelinquency,aggressiverelationshipsanddepression.
Children
Virtual communication online actually undermines parent-child relationship. Most children believe that more
spaceshouldbegiventoreal-lifecommunication,whichcouldboosthonesty,trustandconcentration.
Firstly, real-life communication is much better than communication online in terms of enhancing parent-child
relationship, for the former can better guarantee honesty of the communication. Real-life communication is often a
combination of verbal communication and body-language communication. It is often done in an extemporaneous
manner.Thesetwofactorstogether ensurethatpeoplehavelittlechancetoaskforothers’adviceormake upliesor
excuses without looking or sounding awkwardly during communication. Therefore, real-life communication itself
constitutesaconfirmationofhonesty.
Secondly, real-life communication deserves more attention than online communication, for it can eliminate
distrust between parents and children. According to a recent survey, most children feel disgusted if their parents
stalk or follow their accounts anonymously on social media. However, what they do not realize is that they barely
talk with their parents in their daily lives and these parents have to do it so as to know them will. Therefore, both
sidesshouldtalkwith eachotherthrough real-life communicationsothatdistrustbetweenparentsandchildrenwill
be greatly eliminated. The more frequent face-to-face communications, the less distrust and conflicts between
parentsandchildren.Thus,fullshouldbegiventoreal-lifecommunication.
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PARTⅠ LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONA MINI-LECTURE
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UnderstandingAcademicLectures
Listeningtoacademiclecturesisanimportanttaskforuniversity
Students.Then,howcanwecomprehendalectureefficiently?
Ⅰ.Understandingall(1)________ （1）____________
A.words
B.(2)________ （2）____________
—（3）________ （3）____________
—（4）________ （4）____________
—（5）________ （5）____________
Ⅱ.Addinginformation
A.lecturers:sharinginformationwithaudience
B.listeners:(6)________ （6）____________
C.sourcesofinformation
—knowledgeof(7)________ （7）____________
—（8）________oftheworld （8）____________
D.listeninginvolvingthreesteps:
—hearing
—(9)________ （9）____________
—(10)________ （10）____________
Ⅲ.(11)________ （11）____________
A.reasons:
—(12)________ （12）____________
—savetime
B.（13）________ （13）____________
—content
—(14)________ （14）____________
Ⅳ.Evaluatingwhilelistening
A.helpstodecidethe(15)________ofnotes （15）____________
B.helpstorememberinformationANSWERAHEET2(TEM8)
PARTⅠ LISTENINGCOMPREHENSION
SECTIONB 1.[A][B][C][D] 6.[A][B][C][D]
2.[A][B][C][D] 7.[A][B][C][D]
3.[A][B][C][D] 8.[A][B][C][D]
4.[A][B][C][D] 9.[A][B][C][D]
5.[A][B][C][D] 10.[A][B][C][D]
PARTⅡ PEADING COMPREHENSION
SECTIONA 11.[A][B][C][D] 16.[A][B][C][D] 21.[A][B][C][D]
12.[A][B][C][D] 17.[A][B][C][D] 22.[A][B][C][D]
13.[A][B][C][D] 18.[A][B][C][D] 23.[A][B][C][D]
14.[A][B][C][D] 19.[A][B][C][D] 24.[A][B][C][D]
15.[A][B][C][D] 20.[A][B][C][D]
SECTIONBSHORT-ANSWERQUESTIONS
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PARTⅢ LANGUAGE USAGE
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WhenIwasinmyearlyteens,Iwastakentoaspectacularshow
onicebythemotherofafriend.Lookedroundattheluxuryoftherink, （1）__________
myfriend’smotherremarkedonthe“plush”seatswehadbeengiven.I
didnotknowwhatshemeant,andbeingproudofmyvocabulary,Itried （2）__________
toinferitsmeaningfromthecontext.“Plush”wasclearlyintendedasa
complimentary,apositiveevaluation;thatmuchIcouldtellitfromthe （3）__________
toneofvoiceandthecontext.SoIstartedtousetheword.Yes,Ireplied, （4）__________
theycertainlyareplush,andsoaretheicerinkandthecostumesoftheskaters,
aren’tthey?Myfriend'smotherwasverypolitetocorrectme,butIcouldtell （5）__________
fromherexpressionthatIhadnotgotthewordquiteright.
Oftenwecanindeedinferfromthecontextwhatawordroughlymeans,
andthatisinfactthewaywhichweusuallyacquirebothnewwordsandnew （6）__________
meaningsforfamiliarwords,speciallyinourownfirstlanguage.Butsometimes （7）__________
weneedtoask,asIshouldhaveaskedforplush,andthisisparticularlytruein （8）__________
theaspectofaforeignlanguage.Ifyouarecontinuallysurroundedbyspeakers （9）__________
ofthelanguageyouarelearning,youcanaskthemdirectly,butoftenthis
opportunitydoesnotexistforthelearnerofEnglish.Sodictionarieshavebeen
developedtomendthegap.. （10）__________
