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Studying Abroad

From the table, we can see that in the past 4 years, the number of people studying abroad has increased considerably. Especially in the recent 2 years, the figure has been more than 130,000.

There are several reasons for the phenomenon. Firstly, with the development of economy, more and more people become better off. And their ability to finance their children’s studying abroad is growing. Secondly, the education quality of foreign developed countries, like the United States, British, and Australia, is thought to be better than that in China. In addition, students today are expected and encouraged to go outside to widen their horizon and to face the real world of globalization. In this way they hope to keep themselves informed of what is going on around the world.

There are, however, also people who think differently. Besides the pains in adapting to a unfamiliar environment, there is also the uncertainty about the reliability and advantages about foreign education, which may depend mainly on the students themselves.

From my point of view, as the changes reflected in the table, it can be predicted that the number of students studying abroad will boost. Its advantages far outweigh its disadvantages, and this trend will be irreversible.

（小对话）1-8 DADBA CBD

1. D

M: Let’s go to a movie after dinner.

W: That’s tempting. However, the tennis tournament is tomorrow and I need to get some practice tonight.

Q: What will the woman probably do this evening?

2. A

W: What’s the problem? Don’t you have your apartment key?

M: It’s a good thing I leave a spare with my neighbor. I am going to have to stop by and ask him for it, so I can get in and get my books.

Q: What will the man probably do next?

3. D

M: I have already taken one of those pills for my headache, but it’s still bothering me.

W: Well, why not take another? The recommended dose is one or two, depending on how bad it is.

Q: What does the woman suggest the man do?

4. B

W: I studied French in high school but I never learned it until I spent the summer in Paris.

M: Really using a language makes all the difference, doesn’t it?

Q: What does the man imply?

5. A

W: I don’t think I want to live in the dormitory next year. I need more privacy.

M: I know what you mean. But check out the cost of renting an apartment first. I wouldn’t be surprised if you changed your mind.

Q: What does the man think the woman will do?

6. C

W: Professor Clark, I was wondering if you would consider giving me an extension on my paper. I just got back on campus yesterday from hospital.

M: Well, under the circumstances, I can’t see how I can deny your request.

Q: What does Professor Clark say he will do?

7.B

W: The drama club is holding auditions for their play, it’s a musical. What do you think?

M: To tell you the truth, I don’t really act or sing, but thanks for thinking of me.

Q: What does the man mean?

8.D

M: I know I ought to call home, but I’ve got a plane to catch and I’m already late.

W: Well, I know you have to hurry, but it’ll only take a minute.

Q: What does the woman suggest the man to do?

长对话，短文，听写

1-16 DBDAD ABCCC AABBA CB

Conversation One:

W: Just now I’ve covered all the details I can think of about tomorrow’s English speech contest. I am really looking forward to the best performance from each and every one of you. Oh, one last thing, if you have any question, please feel free to ask now. Or you can come to my office right after. John, do you have any question? You seem a little confused.

M: Yes, professor. I am thinking about strategies to cope with the impromptu speech part. In the real contest, do I have time to prepare for the topic?

W: Oh, if that’s what you are worrying about, don’t be then, because each contestant will be given 15 minutes to get prepared. Technically, it’s not impromptu. Well, the thing is---if you can win the contest and then you will have a chance to represent our university and advance to the next level, for example, the national semi-final. National competitions won’t give you any time to prepare. It’s all spontaneous. So the one we have tomorrow is comparatively easier.

M: Oh, 15 minutes, but the time doesn’t seem enough for me. Usually, it takes half an hour for me to come up with satisfactory speeches.

W: Yes, John, time can be a problem, not just for you but for everybody else. It’s fair competition, though.

M: So what do we do in the preparation time?

W: Well, I guess your strategy is to figure out your stance first and think of reasons and evidence to support your argument. Try to be substantial and convincing. Empty talk won’t do you any good. A large part of what judges look for is the content of your speech.

M: So I guess I am going to substantial then. Thank you for your advice, professor. See you tomorrow.

W: See you. Good luck!

Q:

1. Where does this talk most probably take place?  D

2. How much time does the man usually need to prepare for good speeches? B

3. What is the major difference between competition campus-wide and nationwide?

4. What does the professor emphasize? A

 

Conversation Two

M: Hi, Serena. Why don't you sit down and watch this movie with me? It only started about 15 minutes ago.

W: Oh, Ok. I have always been a movie fan since I was young. What the movie is about?

M: Never can tell. Come on, sit down and watch!

W: But this movie looks scary! Why is that guy's complexion so pale? Why do his eyes look like they're about to pop out? And why is there so much blood everywhere?

M: I'm not exactly sure what's going on either. I think this group of friends decided to travel to the countryside during their spring break. They end up at this old farmhouse, and apparently there are these zombies that show up at nighttime. I guess it's just your typical horror movie plotline.

W: I hate scary movies! In fact, I hate all violent movies, and I especially hate "jump scenes," when something pops up on the screen suddenly or when there's a sudden loud noise. So basically, watching a horror movie is my worst nightmare.

M: To be honest, I don't like horror movies that much either, but sometimes they can be pretty thrilling. And it's fun to watch with a pretty girl, too, because then you can put your arm around her to comfort her when she gets scared.

W: I see what your plan is. Well, sorry to disappoint you, Den, but I think I'd better get going!

 

Q:

5: How long has the woman missed out the movie? D

6: What’s the man’s attitude toward scary movies? A

7: What is not mentioned in the conversation? B

Passage One

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest point on the entire African continent. Located in the Northeast in Tanzania in east Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro is about equal distant from Cairo to the north and Cape Town to the south around 220 miles south of the equator. The majestic snow-cap peaks of Kilimanjaro have long captured the world's imagination. Thousands have traveled in Tanzania to climb the mountain, for the view of its famous glacier-covered peak. One such visitor, the American author Earnest Hemmingway even wrote a story about it. In the snows of Kilimanjaro, Hemmingway described the mountain's ice fields as great, high and unbelievable white in the sun. As spectacularly as it is to see the ice on top of Mount Kilimanjaro serves much more important purpose. Formed more than 11, 000 years ago, the glaciers are vital source of drinking and farming water for those who live in the surrounding areas. But for the last century the snows have been disappearing. Kilimanjaro’s glaciers have shrunk by more than 80% since 1912. There are several periods just as to why Mount KIlimanjaro's snow is disappearing so quickly. For one thing, the mountain is located in the tropical region. For this reason, its glaciers are especially vulnerable to climate changes. One type of climate changes is called globe warming which is caused in constant rise in the earth temperature. Another possible reason of glaciers melting is deforestation, which happens when trees are cut down in mass quantities. Trees keep the air cooler and add moister to the atmosphere which helps create clouds and precipitation. Experts predict the mountain's glaciers could disappear completely by the year 2020.

 

Q:

8. Where is the highest point of the American continent? C

9. What is the main attraction of Kilimanjaro? C

10. Which statement is NOT true? C

11. Which one does not account for the disappearing glacier at the peak? A

Passage Two

Now hold the Grande Cappuccino, the coffee chain Starbucks has been forced to close its branch in Beijing's Forbidden City. The company said the decision to close had been congenial, but since the café opened 7 years ago, it's become the target of an increasingly widespread protest campaign, claiming it tramples over Chinese culture. However, Starbucks was here by invitation, the authorities who run the Forbidden City – Beijing's enormous 15th-century imperial palace complex, encouraged the small, almost invisible franchise of the global chain to open in 2000, a sign of a modern outward looking China as it prepared for the Olympics in 2008. But within weeks, the shop was the target of vehement opposition; a blight, it was said, on the Chinese cultural treasure and world heritage site. Tourists too, seemed to find it at best a curiosity. The campaign to remove the café took off earlier this year when a blog by influential Chinese newsreader Rui Chenggang in which he called on Starbucks to pull out was featured heavily in the media. Thousands supported his stands and museum managers eventually bowed to the pressure.

 

Q:

12. When the company decided to close Starbucks in Forbidden City, how was the decision making? A

13. Which statement is NOT true? B

14. Why did Starbucks come into Forbidden City in the first place? B

Passage Three

Many college students find college courses not as interesting as they expect. Far too many courses rely principally or entirely on lectures, an arrangement much loved by faculty and administrators but scarcely designed to benefit the students. One problem with lectures is that listening intelligently is hard work. Reading the same material in a textbook is a more efficient way to learn because students can proceed as slowly as they need to until the subject matter becomes clear to them. Even simply paying attention is very difficult; people can listen at a rate of four hundred to six hundred words a minute, while the most impassionate professors talks at scarcely a third of that speed. The time lag between speech and comprehension leads to daydreaming. Many students believe years of watching television have sabotaged their attention span, but their real problem is that listening attentively is much harder than they think. Worse still, attending lectures is passive learning, at least for inexperienced listeners. Active learning, in which students write essays or perform experiments and then have their work evaluated by an instructor, is far more beneficial for those who have not yet fully learned how to learn. While it’s true that techniques of active listening, such as trying to anticipate the speaker’s next point or taking notes selectively, can enhance the value of a lecture, few students possess such skills at the beginning of their college careers. More commonly, students try to write everything down and even bring tape recorders to class in a clumsy effort to capture every word.

 

Q:

15. What is an example of passive learning? A

16. Which influences student’s attention span? C

17. Which of the following can be implied from the passage? B

Compound Dictation

Scientists have identified three main causes of anorexia. Experts attribute the rise in cases of anorexia to the pressure in our society to be thin. The media constantly bombards us with images of thin people as ideals. Fat-free products and diet aids have become multimillion-dollar industries. These images and these industries project the idea that being anything but slender is something to be feared and shunned.

The second major factor in causing anorexia is the personality of the victim. Many of them are overachievers or perfectionists. They excel in school and a variety of extracurricular activities. Anorexics see being thin as a way to please others. In fact, they limit their food intake to fulfill expectations of perfection from family and friends.

Thirdly, when anorexics don’t eat, they experience a rise in their level of opiates, natural brain chemicals that produce a sense of happiness. When anorexics do eat, their bodies produce higher than normal levels of a certain brain chemical that causes a sense of anxiety. These chemical changes make anorexia as physically addictive for the anorexic as alcohol for the alcoholic.

 

Part Ⅳ Reading Comprehension (Reading in Depth)

Section A

1. entertainers

2. come up with something to do

3. learn and develop the actual ability to play

4. self-confidence

5. capable and interesting people

Section B

6. A       7. B        8. C       9. D       10. D      11. A     12. B     13. D     14. C     15. B

 

完形填空答案：ACDBB     DACBC   ADCAB    BCDCA

翻译答案：

1. had he returned home when she started complaining

2. that the project (should) not be started until all the preparations have been made

3. depends on its workers’ efficiency

4. draws tourists from all over the world

5. which had been handed on from her grandmother