作文：Direction: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short eaasy based on the picture below. You should focus on the difficulty in acquiring useful information in spite of advanced information technology. You are required to write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.

参考范文：Nowadays,more and more hi-tech tools,such as calculator,computer,etc,appear in our daily life.we use them wherever and whenever we are,so that our life becomes easier and more comfortable than before.

However,does anyone think about what problems science and technology have caused to happen in this world?To some degree,it’s more serious than that we consider.We human indeed use them to improve our living standard,but on the other hand,we are becoming lazier,more reliable than we used to be.All day long those hi-tech products accompany us,then we have either no space or time to think,as well,communication between each other decreases,and what takes place of it is the huge indifference and gap among human.

To solve these problems,we should in no time take measures to do with them.Firstly,communicate with others and think on your own more.Secondly,decrease the times you use hi-tech tools.For the advantages of technology,we should absorb,at the meantime,be independent and abandon the short-comings.Thus,we could combine technology and human progress much closer and not lose ourselves in this modern society.

听力：

短对话答案

1. B. The dressing makes themixed salad very inviting.

2. B. He is opening a newconsulting firm.

3. B. The man may find thesupplies in the cabinet.

4. D. He has to use amagnifying glass to see clearly.

5. C. Redecorating heroffice.

6. A. Shortage of containerships.

7. A. Acolleague.

8. C. Hold the banquet at a differentplace.

长对话答案

ConversationOne

9. D. He often goes backhome late for dinner.

10. B. To discuss an urgentproblem.

11. C. There is a sharpincrease in India’s balance of payment deficit.

ConversationTwo

12. D. They have unrealisticexpectations about the other half.

13. A. He is lucky to beable to do what he loves.

14. B. It is allglamour.

15. A.Amazed.

短文答案

Passage One

16. B. Follow closely the fast development oftechnology.

17. B. What type of personnel the team should becomposed of.

18. D. A team manager should develop a certainset skills.

Passage Two

19. A. It is a program allowing people to shareinformation on the Web.

20. B. He met with an entrepreneur named JimClark.

21. B. They had confidence in his newideas.

Passage Three

22. A. Word-of-mouthadvertising.

23. D. To build up theirreputation.

24. D. By using the servicesof large advertising agencies.

25. C. Pre-test alternative ads or commercialsin certain regions.

短文听写答案

26. eternal

27. diminishing

28. absolute

29. succeed

30. on a vast scale

31. As regards

32. used up

33. disposing

34. modification

35. magnitude

选词填空

36. B. caters

37. M. recommended

38. D. debated

39. F. ideal

40. C. chronically

41. G. improvements

42. E. deprivation

43. L. ready

44. H. necessarily

45. O. target

长篇阅读

Climate change may be real, but it’s still not easy being green

46. When people find they are powerless to change a situation, they tend to live with it.

47. To be effective, environmental messages should be carefully framed.

48. It is the government’s responsibility to persuade people into making environment-friendly decisions.

49. Politicians are beginning to realize the importance of enlisting psychologists’ help in fighting climate change.

50. To find effective solutions to climate change, it is necessary to understand what motivates people to make change.

51. In their evolution, humans have learned to pay attention to the most urgent issues instead of long-term concerns.

52. One study shows that our neighbors’ actions are influential unchanging our behavior.

53. Despite clear signs of global warming, it is not easy for most people to believe climate change will affect their own lives.

54. We would take our future into consideration in making decisions concerning climate change before it is too late.

55. Existing social networks can be more effective in creating change in people’s behaviour.

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仔细阅读：

56-60 DABAC

61. B It has aroused public attention to safety issues.

62. C It has sent half a dozen passengers into space.

63. D To promote the space tourism industry.

64. D Suspend Virgin Galactic’s Lisence to take passengers into space.

65. A It is worth promoting despite the risks involved.

翻译：

在中国 父母总是竭力帮助孩子，甚至为孩子做重要的决定，而不管孩子要什么，因为他们相信这样做是为了孩子好。结果孩子的成长和教育往往屈从于父母的意愿。如果父母决定为孩子报名参加一个课外班，以增加其被重点学校录取的机会，他们会坚持自己的决定，即使孩子根本不感兴趣。然而在美国，父母很可能会尊重孩子的意见，并在决策时更注重孩子的意见。中国父母十分注重教育或许值得称赞，然而他们应向美国父母学习涉及教育时如何平衡孩子和父母间的关系。

Parents in China are always trying to help their children， even to make the most important decision for them， regardless of what the children really want， because parents believe it’s all for the benefit of their children。 This has led to the result that the children’s growth and education tend to give way to their parents’ wishes。 Once the parents decide to sign up an afterschool class for their children in order to increase their chance of being admitted to a good school， they will stick on their decision， even their children have no interest in it at all.In America， however， parents tend to respect their children， especially when making decisions。 Perhaps it is commendable that Chinese parents lay much importance on education， but Chinese parents still need to keep the balance between the parents and children in the perspective of education as the American parents do。