作文：Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write an essay commenting on the saying “Listening is more important than talking.” You can cite examples to illustrate the importance of listening. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words。

　　參考范文：

　　It is quite important to be a good listener.Effective listening is more than simply avoiding the bad habit of interrupting others while they are speaking.It’s being content to listen to the entire thought of someone rather than waiting impatiently for your chance to respond.

　　Slowing down your responses and becoming a better listener aids you in becoming a more amiable person.As you wait for the person you are communicating with to finish,as you simply listen more intently to what is being said,you will feel more relaxed,and so will the people you are talking to.Not only will being a better listener make you a more patient person,but it will also improve your relationship with others because everyone loves to talk to someone who truly listens to what they are saying.

　　It is quite easy for you to be a better listener.As long as you for get yourself and imagine yourself in the speaker’s experience to understand the emotion behind the words,and then give your appropriate responses slowly,you will be an endeared listener.

　　【聽(tīng)力】 暫缺

　　選詞填空：

　　36. N. saw 第一空顯然缺少謂語(yǔ)，優(yōu)先考慮動(dòng)詞，結(jié)合語(yǔ)義并根據(jù)Late November and December可以推出應(yīng)選擇過(guò)去式動(dòng)詞，故答案鎖定saw.

　　37. F. decades 根據(jù)two，首選復(fù)數(shù)名詞，結(jié)合語(yǔ)義，“ for the first time in the two decades”, 二十年來(lái)頭一次。

　　38. H. globally 句子為主系表結(jié)構(gòu)，不缺主要成分，所以首選副詞和形容詞，根據(jù)語(yǔ)義，ever表示“一直以來(lái)地、向來(lái)地”，“十一月向來(lái)是全球范圍內(nèi)最溫暖的一個(gè)月�！�

　　39. D. chances 缺少主語(yǔ)，并且謂語(yǔ)是are，所以首選復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞，結(jié)合前文Enjoy the snow now, “享受現(xiàn)在的雪吧”，因?yàn)椤皶r(shí)機(jī)是好的”。

　　40. J. occurs 空格前方有主語(yǔ)，且是單數(shù)形式，而后面由when引導(dǎo)的時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句的時(shí)態(tài)是一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，所以主句謂語(yǔ)鎖定第三人稱單數(shù)形式的動(dòng)詞，只能選擇occurs.

　　41. A. specific空格左為定冠詞the，空格右為名詞，中間只能選形容詞，選擇“特定的”符合語(yǔ)義。

　　42. B. associated 空格左為be動(dòng)詞，右邊為介詞with，中間只能是形容詞或動(dòng)詞的過(guò)去分詞形式，be associated with表示“與…有聯(lián)系”，符合原意。

　　43. G. experiences 空格左為主語(yǔ)southern Africa，空格內(nèi)應(yīng)該為動(dòng)詞的第三人稱單詞形式，結(jié)合語(yǔ)義，選G，“南非經(jīng)歷著干燥的天氣。

　　44. M. reduce 空格左為情態(tài)動(dòng)詞，空格內(nèi)必須為動(dòng)詞原形，填reduce“減少”符合原題。

　　45. K. populations 空格與左邊的large fish 共同構(gòu)成動(dòng)詞support的賓語(yǔ)，只能選一個(gè)名詞來(lái)作為名詞詞組，故選K，“大量的魚(yú)群”。

　　長(zhǎng)篇閱讀

　　46.D.Cooking benefits people in many ways and enables them to connect with one another.

　　47.B.Abundant information about cooking is available either online or on TV.

　　48.F.Young people do less cooking at home than the elderly these days.

　　49.O.Cooking skills can be improved with practice.

　　50.G.In the mid-20th century, most families ate dinner at home instead of eating out.

　　51.E.Even those short of time or money should be encouraged to cook for themselves and their family

　　52.J.Eating food not cooked by ourselves can cause serious consequences.

　　53.M.To eat well and still save money, people should buy fresh food and cook it themselves.

　　54.C.We get a fairly large portion of calories from fast food and snacks.

　　55.H.The popularity of TV led to the popularity of frozen food.

　　仔細(xì)閱讀

　　56-65：ABDAC ACCBB

　　61題，定位到第一段最后一句“varies by culture”，所以答案選A——They are culture-related。

　　62題，由題干的大寫(xiě)名詞Russian定位到第二段和第三段。第二段的“Russian， for example， began to wake up about a half-hour later each day”這一句是干擾句，起得晚不一定睡得早，所以答案推不出“他們比其他地方的人睡得更久”。然后看到第三段“Russia’s other late nights and early mornings generally coincided with public holidays”，所以答案為C——They don’t sleep much on holidays。

　　63題，題干問(wèn)的是歐洲人缺乏睡眠的major cause主要原因是什么，由題干的大寫(xiě)名詞Europeans’ loss定位到倒數(shù)第二段的“compared to Germans， Italians， and the French， who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup”，原文的Germans， Italians， and the French就是題干中“Europeans”的同義改寫(xiě)，而他們stayed up就是為了to watch the Cup，所以說(shuō)他們?nèi)狈λ�眠的原因便是C選項(xiàng)——The World Cup。

　　64題，問(wèn)的是富有的人使用設(shè)備來(lái)記錄他們的睡眠模式的原因。由rich people以及device定位到最后一段第一句，定位句只說(shuō)到了記錄的事實(shí)，而非其原因。按照四級(jí)閱讀金三句原則看到定位句的下一句“And people who elect to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person”，記錄睡眠的人是想要得到比普通人更多的睡眠，所以答案是B——They want to get sufficient sleep。

　　65題，問(wèn)的是作者在最后一段所表達(dá)的觀點(diǎn)，定位到最后一句If the most healthconscious among us have such deep swings in our shuteye levels throughout the year， how much sleep are the rest of us losing? 作者提到了health-conscious，人們對(duì)健康的意識(shí)是缺乏的，對(duì)健康是視而不見(jiàn)的，所以答案選B——Few people really know the importance of sleep。

　　【翻譯】

　　今年在長(zhǎng)沙舉行了一年一度的外國(guó)人漢語(yǔ)演講比賽。這項(xiàng)比賽證明是促進(jìn)中國(guó)和世界其他地區(qū)文化交流的好方法。它為世界各地的年輕人提供了更好地了解中國(guó)的機(jī)會(huì)。來(lái)自87個(gè)國(guó)家共計(jì)126位選手聚集在湖南省省會(huì)參加了從7月6日到8月5日進(jìn)行的半決賽和決賽。比賽并不是唯一的活動(dòng)。選手們還有機(jī)會(huì)參觀了中國(guó)其他地區(qū)的著名景點(diǎn)和歷史名勝。

　　The annual Chinese language speech competition was held in Changsha this year. This contest has been proved to be a good way to promote cultural communication between China and the rest of the world. It 　　provided a better chance to understand China for young people around the world. A total of 126 contestants from 87 countries gathered in the capital of Hunan Province and participated in the semi-final and final from July 6th to August 5th. The competition was not the only activity. Contestants also had the opportunity to visit well-known scenic spots and historical sites in other parts of China.