1、 In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the blanks with the world or words you have heard on the tape. Write your answer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE. Play is ve
2、ry important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of _ （1） that can tap into your creativity, and can allow you the chance to find your inner child and the inner child of others. I have collected the _ （2） of play here. Play can stimulate you _ （3）.
3、 It can go against all the rules, and change the same _ （4）. Walt Disney was devoted to play, and his willingness to _ （5） changed the world of entertainment. The next time you are stuck in a _ （6） way of life, pull out a box of color pencils, modeling clay, glue and scissors, and _ （7） and break fr
4、ee. You will be amazed at the way your thinking _ （8）. Playing can bring greater joy into your life. What do you think the world would be like-if _ （9） each day in play? I bet just asking you this question has _（10）. Play creates laughter, joy, entertainment, _ （11）. Starting today, try to get30 min
5、utes each day to engage in some form of play, and _ （12） rise! Play is known _ （13）. Studies show that, as humans, play is part of our nature. We have the need to play because it is instinctive and _ （14）. With regular play, our problem-solving and _ （15） will be in much better shape to handle this
6、complex world, and we are much more likely to choose _ （16） as they arise. It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress and _ （17） to our daily living. Play can _ （18）, curiosity, and creativity. Research shows that play is both a hands-on and minds-on learning process. It produc
7、es a deeper, _ （19） of the world and its possibilities. We begin giving meaning to life through story making, and playing out _ （20）.Part B: Listening Comprehension Directions: In this part of the test there will be some short talks and conversations. After each one, you will be asked some questions
8、. The talks, conversations and questions will be spoken ONLY ONCE. Now listen carefully and choose the right answer to each question you have heard and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following conver
9、sation.1. （A） in Cherry Blossoms Village ninety of the residents are over 85 years old.（B） In the United States, there are twice as many centenarians as there were ten years ago.（C） All the people studied by these scientists from Georgia live in institutions for the elderly.（D） Almost all the reside
10、nts in Cherry Blossoms Village have unusual hobbies.2. （A） Whether the centenarians can live independently in small apartments.（B） Whether it is feasible to establish a village for the ”oldest old” people.（C） What percentage of the population are centenarians in the state of Georgia.（D） What the rea
11、l secrets are to becoming an active and healthy 100-year-old.3. （A） Diet, optimism, activity or mobility, and genetics.（B） Optimism, commitment to interesting things, activity or mobility, and adaptability to loss.（C） The strength to adapt to loss, diet, exercise, and genetics.（D） Diet, exercise, co
12、mmitment to something they were interested in, and genetics.4. （A） The centenarians had a high calorie and fat intake.（B） The centenarians basically eat something different.（C） The centenarians eat a low-fat and low-calorie, unprocessed food diet.（D） The centenarians eat spicy food, drink whiskey, a
13、nd have sweet pork every day.5. （A） Work hard.（B） Stay busy.（C） Stick to a balanced diet.（D） Always find something to laugh about.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following news.6. （A） Global temperatures rose by 3 degrees in the 20th century.（B） Global warming may spread disease that could kill a
14、 lot of people in Africa.（C） Developed countries no longer depend on fossil fuels for transport and power.（D） The impact of the global warming will be radically reduced by 2050.7. （A） Taking bribes.（B） Creating a leadership vacuum at the countrys top car maker.（C） Misusing company funds for personal
15、 spending.（D） Offering cash for political favors.8. （A） The nation has raised alert status to the highest level and thousands of people have moved to safety.（B） The eruption of Mount Merapi has been the worst in Indonesia over the past two decades.（C） All residents in the region ten kilometers from
16、the base of the mountain have evacuated.（D） The eruption process was a sudden burst and has caused extensive damage and heavy casualty.9. （A） 6 to 7.（B） 8 to 10.（C） 11 to 16.（D） 17 to 25.10. （A） Curbing high-level corruption.（B） Fighting organized crime.（C） Investigating convictions of criminals.（D）
17、 Surveying the threats to national security.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the following interview.11. （A） A wine taster. （B） A master water taster. （C） The host of the show. （D） The engineer who works on the water treatment plant.12. （A） Berkeley Springs.（B） Santa Barbara.（C） Atlantic City. （D） Sa
18、cramento.13. （A） Being saucy and piquant.（B） Tasting sweet （C） A certain amount of minerals.（D） An absence of taste.14. （A） Lookingsmellingtasting. （B） Tastingsmellinglooking.（C） Smellinglookingtasting. （D） Tastinglookingsmelling.15. （A） Bathing. （B） Boiling pasta in. （C） Swimming. （D） Making tea.Qu
19、estions 16 to 20 are based on the following talk.16. （A） Enhance reading and math skills. （B） Increase the students appreciation of nature.（C） Improve math, but not reading skills. （D） Develop reading, but not math skills.17. （A） To help the students appreciate the arts. （B） To make the students edu
20、catio n more well-rounded.（C） To investigate the impact of arts training. （D） To enhance the students math skills.18. （A） Once weekly. （B） Twice weekly. （C） Once a month. （D） Twice a month.19. （A） Six months. （B） Seven months.（C） Eight months. （D） Nine months.20. （A） The childrens attitude.（B） The c
21、hildrens test scores.（C） Both the childrens attitude and test scores.（D） Both the teachers and the childrens attitude.SECTION 2: READING TEST （30 minutes）Directions: In this section you will read several passages. Each one is followed by several questions about it. You are to choose ONE best answer,
22、 （A）, （B）, （C） or （D）, to each question. Answer all the questions following each passage on the basis of what is stated orimplied in that passage and write the letter of the answer you have chosen in thecorresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Questions 15 Anyone who doubts that children are born
23、 with a healthy amount of ambition need spend only a few minutes with a baby eagerly learning to walk or a headstrong toddler starting to talk. No matter how many times the little ones stumble in their initial efforts, most keep on trying, determined to master their amazing new skill. It is only sev
24、eral years later, around the start of middle or junior high school, many psychologists and teachers agree, that a good number of kids seem to lose their natural drive to succeed and end up joining the ranks of underachievers. For the parents of such kids, whose own ambition is often inextricably tie
25、d to their childrens su ccess, it can be a bewildering, painful experience. So its no wonder some parents find themselves hoping that, just maybe, ambition can be taught like any other subject at school. Its not quite that simple. ”Kids can be given the opportunities to become passionate about a sub
26、ject or activity, but they cant be forced,” says Jacquelynne Eccles, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan, who led a landmark, 25-year study examining what motivated first-and seventh-grades in three school districts. Even so, a growing number of educators and psychologists do believ
27、e it is possible to unearth ambition in students who dont seem to have much. They say that by instilling confidence, encouraging some risk taking, being accepting of failure and expanding the areas in which children may be successful, both parents and teachers can reignite that innate desire to achi
28、eve. Figuring out why the fire went out is the first step. Assuming that a kid doesnt suffer froman emotional or learning disability, or isnt involved in some family crisis at home, manyeducators attribute a sudden lack of motivation to a fear of failure or peer pressure thatconveys the message that
29、 doing well academically somehow isnt cool. ”Kids get so caught up in the moment-to-moment issue of will they look smart or dumb, and it blocks them from thinking about the long term,” says Carol Dweck, a psychology professor at Stanford. ”You have to teach them that they are in charge of their inte
30、llectual growth.” Over the past couple of years, Dweck has helped run an experimental workshop with New York City public school seventh-graders to do just that. Dubbed Brainology, the unorthodox approach uses basic neuroscience to teach kids how the brain works and how it can continue to develop thr
31、oughou t life. ”The message is that everything is within the kids control, that their intelligence is malleable,” says Lisa Blackwell, a research scientist at Columbia University who has worked with Dweck to develop and run the program, which has helped increase the students interest in school and turned around their declining math grades. More than any teacher or workshop, Blackwell says, ”parents can play a critical role in conveying this message to their children by prai
