Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayononlinedictionary.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence"Onlinedictionariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular."Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
【范文】
Theincreasingpopularityofusingonlinedictionarieshasarousedaheateddiscussionastoitsbenefitsanddrawbacks.Viewsonthetopicvarygreatlyamongpeoplefromdifferentwalksoflife.Somebelievethatitisconvenientforlookingupnewwordsbutothersbelievethatitdoesmoreharmthangood.
Ontheonehand,anonlinedictionaryislighterthanatraditionaldictionaryanditsavestime.Insteadofcarryingathickdictionaryaround,allyouneedtodoisdownloadanonlinedictionaryonyourphone.Andataponthescreenwillrescueyoufromawkwardnesswhencomingacrossanewword.Ontheotherhand,usingonlinedictionariestoomuchmayhinderlanguagelearning,especiallyforstudents.Lookingupwordsinatraditionaldictionarytakestime,butitcanenhanceyourmemoryofthewordsatthesametime.Ifstudentsrelytoomuchononlinedictionaries,theywouldprobablystoplearningnewwords.
Frommyperspective,itiscrucialthatcompaniesshouldupdatetheirappsregularlyandimprovetheoverallquality.Also,itishightimethatpeoplerealizedthatonlinedictionariesarenotonlyforlookingupnewwords,butforvocabularylearningaswell.Onlybydoingsocanpeopletrulyenjoythebenefitsbroughtbyonlinedictionaries.
作文二：
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayonthePowerPoint(PPT).Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence"TheuseofPowerPointarebecomingincreasinglypopularinclass."Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
TheuseofPowerPointhasgainedpopularityinclassnowadays.MoreandmoreteachersareusingPowerPointintheirclasses,nomatterinprimaryschools,highschoolsoruniversities.Somestudentsloveit,somedon’t.Indeed,notallteachers,studentsevenparentsholdthesameopinion,astheyfocusonthedifferentperspectivesofthePPT.
Forpeoplewholoveit,theybelievePPTservesasausefultoolinclass.PPTcanpresentknowledgeinaclarifiedwayandstudentsnolongerneedtorecognizethehandwritingoftheirteachersassometeachersdohaveterriblehandwriting.Andforteachers,PPTalsorescuesthemfromwritingontheblackboard,whichissometimesaheavywork.Besides,PPTcanbesavedandcopiedforstudentstoreviewafterclass.
Butforpeoplewhopreferthetraditionalclass,theythinkPPTcanneverreplacetheblackboard.AswhenhavingclasswithPPT,studentshavelesstimetakingnotes.Meanwhile,someteacherssaypreparingPPTisverytime-consumingandnotefficientatall.Someparents,especiallyparentsofprimarystudents,arestronglyagainstPPTfortheyregardPPTasadigitalproductthatdamagestheeyesightoftheirkids.
Tosumup,PPTdoeshavestrengthsandweaknesses.ButIbelieveitbringssomuchconvenienceforusthatwecanignorethefewweaknessithas.Andwhenusingit,wecanstilltaketheblackboardasanaidsoastopresenttheclassinthebestway.
作文三：
Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowriteanessayononlinelibraries.Youcanstartyouressaywiththesentence"Onlinelibrariesarebecomingincreasinglypopular."Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.
Asthemobiledevicesgetdevelopedgradually,moreandmorepeopleregardonlinelibrariesastheirfirstoption.However,peopleholddifferentviewsonthee-libraries.Somebelieveitisquiteconvenientforustoreadonlinewhileothersopposeit,fortheythinkitcanneverbeasgoodasbrickandmortarlibraries.
Intermsoftheadvantagesofonlinelibrary,itismoreaccessiblethanthereallibraries.Simplytakeoutyourmobiledevices,andsigninthelibrary,youcanborrowthebookyouwanttoread.Itsavesyouthetroubleoftransportingyourselftothelibrary,andliftsyoufromthetoilofcarryingtheheavypaperbooks.Besides,youcangetnoticesfromthee-librarieswhichremindyouoftheexpirationdatesoyouwillneverforgettoreturnit.
However,onlinelibrariesdohavesomedemerits.Forinstance,youalwaysneedawi-ficonnectiontoactivateit.Ifyouareinsomeplacewherewi-fiisnotavailable,onlinelibrarieswillnolongerwork.Butapaperbookwillneverfailyou.Besides,readingonlinemeansyouaremoreeasilytobedistracted,whileitisthephysicallibrariesthatprovideyouatranquilenvironmentforyoutofocusonyourreading.
Inanutshell,onlinelibrariesaredesignedtomakereadingmoreconvenient.Butsometimesreaderscannotmakethebestofit.Therefore,itiswereadersourselveswhoshouldtaketheadvantageoftheonlinelibrariesandmakeitahelperforourlife.
PartII
ListeningComprehension(25minutes)
SectionA
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreenewsreports.Attheendofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthreequestions.Boththenewsreportandquestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearquestions,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
注意：此部分试题请在答题卡1上作答。
Questions1to2arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.
1.A)Warmcurrentsintheocean
B)ShiptrafficintheAtlantic
C)Particlesemittedbypowerplants
D)ExhaustfromcarsinEurope
答案：B
2.A)Theyneedtobetakenseriously
B)Theyhaveahugeeffectonfishery
C)Theymaybeaffectingtheworld’sclimate
D)Theymightbecausingtroubletoairflights
答案：C
Questions3to4arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard。
3.A)Toappealforhigherwages
B)Todemandbetterhealthcare
C)Todismissthebad-temperedsupervisor
D)Tocallforapermanentsecurityguard
答案：D
4.A)Itwasseekinghelpfromthepolice.
B)Itwouldputcustomers’needsfirst
C)Ithadalreadytakenstrongaction
D)Itwouldtaketheirappealseriously
Questions5to7arebasedonthenewreportyouhavejustheard.
5.A)Theroadwasblocked
B)Theroadwasflooded
C)Theroadwasfrozenwithsnow
D)Theroadwascoveredwithspilledgas
答案：A
6.A)Atruckhitabarrierandoverturned
B)Thetruckdriverdozedoffwhiledriving
C)Theheavysnowmadedrivingverydifficult
D)Atruckplungedintoapoolofliquidchocolate
7.A)Itwasfortunatethatnopassengergotinjured
B)Itwasahardtasktoremovethespilledsubstance
C)Itwasalongtimebeforethecleanupwasfinished
D)Itwasdifficulttocontactthemanufacturer.
SectionB
Directions:Inthissection,youwillheartwolongconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions8to11arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
8.A)Shefounditmuchsafertousecash
B)Shecouldenjoydiscountswithcash
C)Shewantedtosaveforanewphone
D)Shebadbeencheatedusingphone
9.A)Theyderivegreaterpleasurefrombuyingthings.
B)Theyarelessawareofthevalueoftheirmoney.
C)Theyfinditlessdifficulttomakepurchases.
D)Theycansavealotmoretimeandtrouble.
10.A)Morevaluableitems.
B)Electronicdevices.
C)Everydaynecessities.
D)Morenon-essentialthings
11.A)Itmayleadtoexcessivespending.
B)Itisalteringthewayofshopping.
C)Itcanimproveshoppingefficiency.
D)Itappealsmoretoyoungerpeople.
Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
12.A)Hewantedthefurniturestoretogivehimarefund.
B)Hehadaproblemwiththefurnituredelivered.
C)Hehadtochangethefurnituredeliverytime.
D)Hewantedtoordersomewoodenfurniture.
13.A)Sendthefurniturebacktothestore.
B)Buyanotherbrandoffurniture.
C)Collectthefurnitureheordered.
D)Describethefurniturehereceived.
14.A)Improvetheirservice
B)Apologizetohiswife
C)Correcttheirmistake
D)Givethemoneyback
15.A)Sherecommendedanewstyle
B)Shedecidedalltheitemswiththeman
C)Sheofferedsomegifttotheman
D)Sheapologizedtothemanoncemore
SectionC
Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearthreepassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearfourquestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.
Questions16to18arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
16.A)Tidyingupone’shome
B)Readingbooksofwisdom
C)Donatingtocharity
D)Sharingwithothers
17.A)Thingsthatoccupylittlespace
B)Thingsthatarebecomingrare
C)Thingsthatmakeonehappy
D)Thingsthatcostalotofmoney
18.A)Itdidlittlebusinessbecauseoftheunusualcoldweather
B)Itreceivedanincrediblylargenumberofdonatedbooks
C)Itsoldasmanyasfiftyboxesofbooks
D)Itjoinedthecity’sclean-upcampaign
Questions19to21arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
19.A)Givefreemealstothehomeless
B)Provideshelterforthehomeless
C)Callforchangeinthelocalgovernment
D)Helpthevulnerabletocooklunches
20.A)Promoteunderstanding
B)Strengthenco-operation
C)Followhisexample
D)Winnationalsupport
21.A)Spreadingnewsofhisdeeds
B)Sendinghimhand-madebags
C)Followingtheexamplehesets
D)Writinghimthank-younotes
Questions22to25arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.
22.A)Toinstallsomeaudioequipmentinalab
B)Totesttheireyesightusingaphoneapp
C)Tosendsmartphonemessages
D)Tosolvewordsearchpuzzles
23.A)Theycouldnolongerconcentrateontheirtask
B)Theycouldnotgoonuntiltheringingstopped
C)Theygrabbedthephoneandcalledbackrightaway
D)Theyaskedtheirexperimentertohungupthephone
24.A)Adeclineinsportsactivities
B)Ariseinemotionalproblems
C)Adeclineinacademicperformance
D)Areductionintheamountofsleep
25.A)Ensuretheyhavesufficientsleepeveryday
B)Realizethedisruptiveeffectsoftechnology
C)Takeeffectivemeasurestoraiseproductivity
D)Protecttheeyesightoftheyoungergeneration
PartIIIReadingComprehension
26.[I]normal
27.[E]definitely
28.[D]considerable
29.[J]possibly
30.[B]argued
31.[K]proposition
32.[N]tend
33.[C]avoid
34.[F]extreme
35.[G]inaction
解析：第26题可能会在[I]normal和[F]extreme之间犹豫，但根据第一段最后一句”…unableorunpreparedtoendurethelonghaul.”可以看出投资领域本就是有涨有落的拉锯战，是再正常不过的行为，没有体现出extreme即剧烈的含义，考试时容易主观代入。
34题根据前面的gototheother可以判断后面要选一个名词，而extreme也可以作名词;再根据前文的一种模式是”puttheirheadinthesand避而不谈”,后面走向了另一种极端模式就是micro-analyzeeverything,锱铢必较过度分析，也可以得出extreme这个答案。
35题的答案，词汇不太常见，根据词性判断此处要填一个名词，后面写到“whateverdecisiontheymakewillbethewrongone.”不管做什么决定最终都没有实际结果，就是一种无所为的状态，排除其他名词可以得出inaction.
36.[H]Anotherplaytimethief:thegrowingproportionofkids’timespentinfrontofscreensanddigitaldevices.
37.[E]Thefocusonacademic“skillsanddrills”hascutdeeplyintorecessandothertimeforfreeplay.
38.[]缺失原文和选项
39.[G]aconsortiumofeducators,healthprofessionalsandchildadvocatescalledthelossofplayinearlychildhood“atragedy,bothforthechildrenthemselvesandforournationandworld.”
40.[D]Whenparentsengageinplaywiththeirchildren,itdeepensrelationshipsandbuildsabulwarkagainstthetoxiceffectsofallkindsofstress.
41.[I]Andkidsreallylearnbetterwhenthey’reactivelyengagedandhavetoreallydiscoverthings.
42.[C]lettingthemsimplyplay—orbetteryet,playingwiththem—couldseemlikeastepbackward.
43.[K]Yogmanalsoworriesaboutthepressuresthatsqueezeplaytimeformoreaffluentkids.
44.[F]By2009,astudyofLosAngeleskindergartenclassroomsfoundthat5-year-oldsweresoburdenedwithacademicrequirementsthattheyweredowntoanaverageofjust19minutesperdayof“choicetime,”whentheywerepermittedtoplayfreelywithblocks,toysorotherchildren.
45.[B]Thismayseemold-fashioned，butthereareskillstobeleanedwhenkidsaren’ttoldwhattodo.
解析：
36题的选项中出现了stealsaway,可以根据H段的首句playtimethief以及digitaldevices定位得出。
40题干中说frombeingharmedbystress与D段中buildsabulwarkagainstthetoxiceffectsofallkindsofstress匹配，bulwark即便不认识，可以通过against判断要反对的是不好的事物，toxiceffects就是不好消极的结果和影响。
PassageOne
46.[D]Attemptingtomeetsociety’sexpectationofappearance.
47.[B]Theyhavetodowithpeople’sbodyweightandshape.
48.[C]Itdidnotworkoutaswellaswasexpected.
49.[B]Adjustingthephysicalcompositionoftheirproducts.
50.[A]ABanningdiscriminationonthebasisofemployee'bodyimage.
46题A选项跟第一段中的美国人想要changetheirweight的信息混淆了，张冠李戴;要忠实于原文;C项偷换概念了;B中提到的lifestyle在文中也并未提及。
47题的C选项夸大了程度副词，文中是alessnoticeableone而不是amuchlessone.A和D均为无中生有。
PassageTwo
51.[D]Theconceptofwork-lifebalancecontributeslittletoafulfillinglife.
52.[A]Itimpactshowwethinkandbehave.
53.[C]Wedomeaningfulworkthatcontributestosociety.
54.[C]itisdynamic.
55.[D]Striveforamorefulfillinglife.
51题的A和C选项过于绝对，B并不是Thework-lifebalanceisdead观点的论据。
54题对应第三段最后一句中的variations,evolvingandchanging判断出作者认为人生就是充满变数和多样性的。A和D选项比较容易排除，但是B选项在文中多次出现容易混淆视听，比如第二段最后一句，Butwhenyouthinkofworkaspartofafulllifeandacompleteexperience中出现的fulllife会有误导性，但此处还是在讲work作为人生的一个部分，和作者对于人生的观点无关。
翻译：
【茅台】
茅台(Moutai)是中国最有名的白酒，在新中国成立前夕，被选为国宴用酒。
据说赤水沿岸的村民四千年前就开始酿造茅台。在西汉时期，那里的人们生产出了高质量的茅台，并把它贡给皇帝。自唐朝开始，这种地方酒通过海上丝绸之路运往海外。
茅台味道柔和，有一种特殊的香味;适量饮用可以帮助缓解疲劳，有镇静作用，因而广受国内外消费者的喜爱。
1、
MoutaiisChina'smostfamousliquorwhichwasselectedasthedrinkfornationalbanquetsrightbeforethefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina.
ItissaidthatthevillagersalongtheShishuiRiverstartedtomakeMoutai4，000yearsago.IntheWestHanDynasty，thepeopleproducedMoutailiquorofsuperiorquality，whichwaspaidasthetributetotheemperor.SincetheTangDy-nasty，thislocalbeveragehasbeenshippedoverseasbythemarinesilkroad.
Moutaifeaturesmildflavouranduniquefragrance，andhelpsrelievefatigueandachievetranquilityiftakenproperly，thuswinninggreatpopularityamongdomesticandforeignconsumers.
2、
Moutai,China'smostfamousliquor,waschosenforthestatebanquetontheeveofthefoundingofPeople’sRepublicofChina.
ItissaidthatvillagersalongtheChishuiRiverbeganbrewingMoutaifourthousandyearsago.DuringtheWesternHanDynasty,thepeoplethereproducedhighqualityMoutaiandtheytributedittotheemperor.SincetheTangDynasty,thislocalliquorhasbeenshippedoverseasviatheMaritimeSilkRoad.
Maotaihasasofttasteandaspecialaroma.Moderateconsumptioncanhelprelievefatigueandhasasedativeeffect,soitiswidelylovedbyconsumersathomeandabroad.
3、
Moutai,themostwell-knownliquorinChina,waschosenasthebeverageforstatebanquetontheeveofthefoundingofPeople’sRepublicofChinain1949.
Itissaidthatasearlyasfourthousandyearsago,villagersalongtheChishuiRiverstartedbrewingMoutai.DuringtheWesternHanDynasty,thepeoplethereproducedhighqualityMoutai,whichtheytributedtotheemperor.SinceTangdynasty,thislocalliquorhasbeenshippedoverseasthroughtheMaritimeSilkRoad.
Moutaiboastsatendertastewithaspecialaroma.AsamoderateconsumptionofMoutaicaneasethefatigueandhasasedativeeffect,itwinstheheartsofcustomersbothathomeandabroad.
【北京烤鸭】
你如果到北京旅游，必须做两件事:一件是登长城，另一件是吃北京烤鸭。闻名遐迩的北京烤鸭曾仅限于宫廷，而现在北京数百家餐厅均有供应。
北京烤鸭源于600年前的明代。来自全国各地的厨师被挑选出来到京城为皇帝做饭。人们认为在皇宫做饭是一种莫大的荣誉，只有厨艺出众者才能获得这份工作。事实上，正是这些宫廷厨师使北京烤鸭的烹饪艺术日臻完善。
IfyoutravelinBeijing,youmustdotwothings:climbingtheGreatWallandtastingBeijingroastduck.Thewell-knownBeijingroastduckusedtobeavailableonlyintheimperialcourt,butnowissuppliedinhundredsofrestaurantsinthecity.
BeijjingroastduckoriginatedintheMingDynasty600yearsago,whenchefsfromallpartsofthecountrywereselectedtocookfortheemperorinthecapital.
Peoplebelievedthatit’sagreathonourtocookinthepalaceforonlythosewithoutstandingcookingskillscouldbeofferedthejob.Infact,it'stheseroyalchefswhohavegraduallyperfectedthecookingofBeijingroastduck.
IfyouvisitBeijing,therearetwothingsyoushouldnevermiss:oneistoclimbtheGreatWall,theotheristoeatthePekingroastduck.Theworld-knownPekingroastduck,onceonlylimitedtothepalace,isnowservedinhundredsofrestaurantsinBeijing.
PekingroastduckoriginatedinMingDynastysixhundredyearsago.Chefsfromalloverthecountrywereselectedtocometothecapitaltocookfortheemperor.Itwasconsideredagreathonortocookintheimperialpalace,andonlythosewhowereexcellentcouldgetthejob.Infact,itwasthesepalacechefswhoperfectedtheartofPekingroastduckcooking.
【茶文化】
茶拥有5000年的历史。传说，神农氏(ShenNong)喝开水时，几片野树叶子落进壶里开水顿时散发出宜人的香味。他喝了几口，觉得很提神。茶就这样发现了。
自此，茶在中国开始流行。茶园遍布全国，茶商变得富有。昂贵、雅致的茶具成了地位的象征。
今天，茶不仅是一种健康的饮品，而且是中国文化的一个组成部分。越来越多的国际游客一边品茶，一边了解中国文化。
Teahasahistoryof5,000years.OnelegendgoesthatwhenShenNongwasabouttodrinksomeboiledwater,afewwildtreeleavesfellintothekettleandgaveoffsweetfragrance.
Hedrankalittleandfounditveryrefreshing,whichledtothediscoveryoftea.
Sincethen,teabecamepopularinChina.Teagardensappearedeverywhere,teamerchantsbecamerich,andexpensiveandgracefulteasetevenbecameasymbolofsocialstatus.
Today,teaisnotonlyahealthydrinkbutalsopartoftheChineseculture.MoreandmoreinternationaltouristsbegintounderstandtheChinesecultureastheydrinktea.
Teahasahistoryoffivethousandyears.AlegendgoesthatafewtreeleavesfellintothekettleofShenNongwhenhewasboilingwater.Whenthewaterwasboiled,hesmelledapleasantaroma.Hetookafewsipsandfeltrefreshing.Teawasaccidentallydiscoveredinthisway.
Sincethen,teahasgainedpopularityinChina.Teagardenshaveprosperedaroundthenationandteamerchantsbecomerich.Expensiveandgracefulteasetshavebeenregardedassymbolsofstatus.
Today,teaismorethanjustahealthybeverage.IthasbecomeapartofChineseculture.MoreandmoreinternationaltouristswhoareattractedbyteaaregettingtoknowChineseculture.