單項選擇題
1、Passage One
Questionsare based on the following passage.
Texting has long been bemoaned (哀歎) 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、聽錄音
回答題
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題答案為
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.
簡答題
5、重陽節
重陽節，又稱登高節，為農曆九月初九。在重陽節這天，傳統的飲食是重陽糕、菊花(chrysanthemum)酒、菊花茶。登高、插茱萸(cornel) 和賞菊是重陽節的重要習俗。這些活動不僅增加了重陽節的節日氣氛，而且據説通過這些活動，還可以避禍免災。如今，重陽節已經無法見到插茱萸的風俗了，但是很多人仍然習慣在這一天登高賞菊，觀賞秋天的美景。在中國的一些地方，重陽節還有祭拜祖先之墓的風俗。具有悠久歷史的重陽節已經被列入第一批國家級非物質 (in切rngible)文化遺產名錄。
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、現在大家都在討論雲計算(cloud computing)，這意味着利用互聯網的遠程計算的發展。這對於中小型企業來説是好消息，因為基於雲計算的系統為他們提供了大量的工具，能夠為其節省成本，降低維修的次數。同許多技術創新一樣，雲計算的應用遇到了傳統的`系統和設想(traditional system and patterns of design)的阻礙。在發達國家，大多數企業已經擁有依賴於傳統硬件、軟件和常規的工作方式的基礎設施。而在發展中國家，政府和研究機構很希望鼓勵應用價格便宜的技術。
9、瑜伽有着六千多年的歷史，起源於印度。古代的瑜伽信徒發展了瑜伽體系，他們深信通過運動身體和調控呼吸完全可以控制心智和情感(control one’s mind and emotions)，保持身體長久的健康。瑜伽姿勢大部分來源於模仿動物的姿態，達到鍛鍊身心的效果。瑜伽不同於體操和舞蹈，也不同於一般的有氧練習。只有當呼吸、意識和姿勢結合成一體(breathing，mind and posture get into one)時，才是真正的瑜伽練習。可以説，瑜伽不僅僅是一種運動方式.也是一種生活態度。
10、You should write a short essay on the topic On a Harmonious Dormitory Life.
寫作導航
1.指出宿舍生活未必和諧;
2.簡要闡述和諧的宿合生活帶來的好處;
3.從生活方式、處理矛盾等方面闡述如何創造和保持和諧的宿舍生活;
4.進行總結。
學識谷
