Part I Writing
The Impact of Social Networking Websites on Reading
As we can see from the picture, a pair of lovers is discussing about reading. To our amusement, the boy says his favorite book is Facebook. While the picture is seemingly humorous and ridiculous, it is thought-provoking on second thought, intending to inform us that the Internet has exerted an important impact on our daily reading.
Opinions vary when it comes to the impact of social networking websites on reading. Some people insist that social networking websites provide large collections of information at great speed and stimulate our reading interest. On the other hand, some people claim that it is a common phenomenon that youngsters spend too much time reading on social networking websites, and it is these websites make teenagers have less opportunities or time to read traditional books.
There is a saying goes like this, “Every coin has two sides”. So there is no surprise that there are different opinions on the impact of social networking websites on reading. However, I, as a college student, am convinced that it is necessary for us to read on social networking websites, but it is also of greater necessity for us to read traditional books, because social networking websites are just tools and a heavy dependence on it will bring more harm than good.
Part II Listening Comprehension Section A
1. C) The dressing makes the mixed salad very inviting. 2. B) He is running a successful business. 3. C) The man may find the supplies in the cabinet. 4. A) He has to use a magnifying glass to see clearly. 5. A) Redecorating her office. 6. D) Shortage of container ships. 7. B) A colleague.
8. C) Hold the banquet at a different place. 9. B) He often goes back home late for dinner. 10. D) To pass on an important message.
11. D) There is a sharp increase in India’s balance of payment deficit.
12. A) They have unrealistic expectations about the other half. 13. D) He is lucky to be able to do what he loves. 14. C) It is all glamour. 15. B) Amazed. Section B
16. B) Learn new ways of relating and working together. 17. A) How the team integrates with what it is supposed to serve. 18. D) A team manager should develop a certain set of skills. 19. D) It is a program allowing people to share information on the Web. 20. B) He met with an entrepreneur named Jim Clark. 21. A) They had confidence in his new ideas. 22. C) Word-of-mouth advertising. 23. B) To build up their reputation.
24. A) By using the services of large advertising agencies. 25. D) Pre-test alternative ads or commercials in certain regions. Section C 26. eternal 27. diminishing 28. absolute 29. succeed 30. on a vast scale 31. As regards 32. used up 33. disposing 34. modification 35. magnitude
Part III Reading Comprehension Section A 36. E) exception 37.O)worldwide 38. K) shifting 39. L) shrank 40. A) assumed 41. F) fault 42. H) notably
43. I) previous 44. C) desperate 45. D) deterioration Section B
46. H) “Many students are coming from a situation where no one around them has the experience of successfully completing higher education, so they are coming in questioning themselves and their college worthiness,” Jarrat continued.
47. C) Nijay represents a large and growing group of Americans: firstgeneration college students who enter school unprepared or behind.
48. B) What Nijay didn’t realize about his school—Tennessee State University—was its frighteningly low graduation rate a mere 29 percent for its first-generation students. 49. N) Christian Vazquez, a first-generation Yale graduate, is another exception, his success story setting him far apart from students such as Nijay.
50. A) When Nijay Williams entered college last fall as a first-generation student and Jamaican immigrant, he was academically unprepared for the rigors of higher education. 51. I) Still, the University of Tennessee deserves credit for being transparent.
52. G)“They underestimate themselves when selecting a university,” said Dave Jarrat, a marketing executive for Inside Track, a for-profit organization that specializes in coaching low-income students and supporting colleges in order to help students thrive.
53. O) “Our support structure was more like: ‘You are going to get through Yale; you are going to do well,’” he said, hinting at mentors, staff, and professors who all provided significant support for students who lacked confidence about “belonging” at such a top institution.
54. D) Matt Rubinoff directs I’m First, a nonprofit organization launched last October to reach out to this specific population of students. He hopes to distribute this information and help prospective college-goers find the best post-secondary fit.
55. M) She was fortunate, though. Howard, a well-regarded historically black college, had an array of resources for its first-generation students, including matching kids with counselors, connecting first-generation students to one another, and TRIO, a national program that supported 200 students on Howard’s campus. Section C
56. C) Take costs into account when making treatment decisions. 57. B) Effects of medical treatment. 58. A) The redefining of doctors’ roles. 59. C) They may have to use less effective drugs. 60. C) It results from society’s failure to tackle the problem. 61. A) It is the biggest obstacle to social mobility.
62. B) It is not a reliable indicator of economic mobility.
63. C) offer poor children more chances to climb the social ladder 64. A) Family structure.
65. D) It is better to start from the community to help poor children move up the social ladder.
Part IV Translation
In China, parents always try every means to help their children, and even make important decisions for them. They never care what their children really want, because they believe that it is good for them. As a result, children’s growth and education tend to surrender to the wills of their parents.
If parents decide to sign up for their children to take an extra class to increase their chances of being admitted to a key school, they will stick to their decision, even if their children are not interested.
While in the United States, parents are likely to respect their children’s opinions, and pay more attention to their opinions in making decisions.
It may be worthy of praise for the Chinese parents to attach great importance to education. When it comes to education, however, they should learn how to balance the relationship between parents and their children from American parents.
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