单项选择题
1、Passage One
Questionsare based on the following passage.
Texting has long been bemoaned (哀叹) as the downfall of the written word, "penmanship for illiterates," as one critic called it. To which the proper response is LOL. Texting properly isn't writing at all. It's a "spoken" language that is getting richer and more complex by the year.
First, some historical perspective. Writing was only invented 5,500 years ago, whereas language probably traces back at least 80,000 years. Thus talking came first; writing is just a craft that came along later. As such, the first writing was based on the way people talk, with short sentences. However, while talking is largely subconscious and rapid, writing is deliberate and slow. Over time, writers took advantage of this and started crafting long-winded sentences such as this one: "The whole engagement lasted above 12 hours, till the gradual retreat of the Persians was changed into a disorderly flight, of which the shameful example was given by the principal leaders and,.."
No one talks like that casually---or should. But it is natural to desire to do so for special occasions. In the old days, we didn't much write like talking because there was no mechanism to reproduce the speed of conversation. But texting and instant messaging do---and a revolution has begun. It involves the crude mechanics of writing, but in its economy, spontaneity and even vulgarity, texting is actually a new kind of talking, with its own kind of grammar and conventions.
Take LOL. It doesn't actually mean "laughing out loud" in a literal sense anymore. LOL has evolved
into something much subtler and sophisticated and is used even when nothing is remotely amusing. Jocelyn texts "Where have you been?" and Annabelle texts back "LOL at the library studying for two hours." LOL signals basic empathy (同感) between texters, easing tension and creating a sense of equality. Instead of having a literal meaning, it does something--conveying an attitude-just like the -ed ending conveys past tense rather than "meaning" anything. LOL, of all things, is grammar.
Of course no One thinks about that consciously. But then most of communication operates without being noticed. Over time, the meaning of a word or an expression drifts--meat used to mean any kind of food, silly used to mean, believe it or not, blessed.
Civilization, then, is fine---people banging away on their smartphones are fluently using a code separate from the one they use in actual writing, and there is no evidence that texting is ruining composition skills. Worldwide people speak differently from the way they write，and texting-quick，casual and only intended to be read once-is actually a way of talking with your fingers.
What do critics say about texting?
is mainly confined to youngsters.
competes with traditional writing.
will ruin the written language.
is often hard to understand.
2、听录音
回答题
A. Ways of getting extra credits.
B. All requirements of an M.A. degree.
C. The credit hours required for a degree.
D. Taking more optional courses.
3、Questions are based on the passage you have just heard.
第16题答案为
explain a new requirement for graduation.
interest students in a community service project.
discuss the problems of elementary school students.
recruit elementary school teachers for a special program.
4、Questions are based on the conversation you have just heard.
apartment is too far from the campus.
apartment needs a lot of repair work.
's having trouble with the owner of the apartment.
roommate won't share expenses.
简答题
5、重阳节
重阳节，又称登高节，为农历九月初九。在重阳节这天，传统的饮食是重阳糕、菊花(chrysanthemum)酒、菊花茶。登高、插茱萸(cornel) 和赏菊是重阳节的重要习俗。这些活动不仅增加了重阳节的节日气氛，而且据说通过这些活动，还可以避祸免灾。如今，重阳节已经无法见到插茱萸的风俗了，但是很多人仍然习惯在这一天登高赏菊，观赏秋天的美景。在中国的一些地方，重阳节还有祭拜祖先之墓的风俗。具有悠久历史的重阳节已经被列入第一批国家级非物质 (in切rngible)文化遗产名录。
6、7、 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay about Reading can Cure Spiritual Emptiness by referring to the saying "Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body." You can cite examples to illustrate your point and then appeal to everyone to read some worthy books. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 200 words.
8、现在大家都在讨论云计算(cloud computing)，这意味着利用互联网的远程计算的发展。这对于中小型企业来说是好消息，因为基于云计算的系统为他们提供了大量的工具，能够为其节省成本，降低维修的次数。同许多技术创新一样，云计算的应用遇到了传统的`系统和设想(traditional system and patterns of design)的阻碍。在发达国家，大多数企业已经拥有依赖于传统硬件、软件和常规的工作方式的基础设施。而在发展中国家，政府和研究机构很希望鼓励应用价格便宜的技术。
9、瑜伽有着六千多年的历史，起源于印度。古代的瑜伽信徒发展了瑜伽体系，他们深信通过运动身体和调控呼吸完全可以控制心智和情感(control one’s mind and emotions)，保持身体长久的健康。瑜伽姿势大部分来源于模仿动物的姿态，达到锻炼身心的效果。瑜伽不同于体操和舞蹈，也不同于一般的有氧练习。只有当呼吸、意识和姿势结合成一体(breathing，mind and posture get into one)时，才是真正的瑜伽练习。可以说，瑜伽不仅仅是一种运动方式.也是一种生活态度。
10、You should write a short essay on the topic On a Harmonious Dormitory Life.
写作导航
1.指出宿舍生活未必和谐;
2.简要阐述和谐的宿合生活带来的好处;
3.从生活方式、处理矛盾等方面阐述如何创造和保持和谐的宿舍生活;
4.进行总结。
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