单项选择题
1、Questions are based on the following passage.
The countries that have left the United States behind in math and science education have one thing in common：They offer the same high education standards all across the nation．The United States，however，relies oil standards that 36 , not just from state to state，but often from district to district.
That could 37 change if the states adopt the new rigorous standards proposed last week by the National Governors Association and a group 38 state school supervisors．The proposal lays out clear, ambitious 39 for what children should learn year to year and could change curriculums, tests and teacher training.
The standards，based on intensive 40 , reflect what students must know to succeed at college and to find good jobs in the 21st century．They are 41 benchmarked，which means that they imitate the expectations of high-performing school systems abroad.
This is not a call for a national curriculum．Rather，the proposed standards set out the skills that children should learn from kindergarten through high school．But it will take more than new standards to rebuild the schools．The same states and organizations that cooperated on the standards need to cooperate on a new and 42 curriculum．The troubled colleges of education need to 43 teachers who can teach the skills students will need．And 44 tests must be created so that we can measure results.
It is believed that the new standards provide all excellent 45 point for the task of remaking public schooling in the United States.
A．goals
B．research
C．ordinary
D．representing
E．internationally
F． eventually
G．vary
H．prepare
I．innovative
J．sophisticated
K．depend
L．differs
M．starting
N．aim
O．specially
第(36)题应填__________

2、听录音,回答题

A．He owned a small retail business in Michigan years ago．
B．He worked at the Brownstone Company for several years．
C．He has been working part-time in a school near Detroit．
D．He has taught Spanish for a couple of years at a local school．


3、根据材料，回答问题。
Questions 61 to 65 are based on the following passage.
Researchers in the field of psychology have found that one of the best ways to make an important decision, such as choosing a university to attend or a business to invest in, involves the utilization of a decision worksheet.
Psychologists who study optimization ( 优化 ) compare the actual decisions made by people to theoretical ideal decisions to see how similar they are. Proponents (支持者) of the worksheet procedure believe that it will yield optimal, that is, the best decisions. Although there are several variations on the exact format that worksheets can take,they are all similar in their essential aspects. Worksheets require defining the problem in a clear and concise way and then listing all possible solutions to the problem. Next, the pertinent (相关的) considerations that will be affected by each decision are listed, and the relative importance of each consideration or consequence is determined. Each consideration is assigned a numerical value to reflect its relative importance. A decision is mathematically calculated by adding these values together. The alternative with the highest number of points emerges as the best decision.
Since most important problems are multifaceted (多层面的), there are several alternatives to choose from,each with unique advantages and disadvantages. One of the benefits of a pencil and paper decision-making procedure is that it permits people to deal with more variables than their minds can generally comprehend and remember. On the average, people can keep about seven ideas in their minds at once. A worksheet can be especially useful when the decision involves a large number of variables with complex relationships. A realistic example for my college students is the question "What will I do after graduation?" A graduate might seek a position that offers specialized training, pursue an advanced degree, or travel abroad for a year.
A decision-making worksheet begins with succinct ( 简洁的) statement of the problem that will also help to narrow it. It is important to be clear about the distinction between long-range and immediate goals because long-range goals often involve a different decision than short-range ones. Focusing on long-range goals, a graduating student might revise the question above to "What will I do after graduation that will lead to a successful career?"
Of the following stepsis the one that occurs before the others in making a decision worksheet.
A．listing the consequences of each solution
B．calculating a numerical summary of each solution
C．writing down all possible solutions
D．deciding which consequences are most important


4、听音频：
回答问题：

A．Have dinner with friends．
B．Go out with severA．friends．
C．Stay home watching football game．
D．Stay home and do some housework。


简答题
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6、饺子（Jiaozi）是人们在中国新年及北方常年吃的主要食物之一。饺子的发音听起来与早的纸币的名字相似。所以吃饺子被认为会带来幸运。很多家庭在除夕夜吃饺子。有些厨师会藏一枚干净的硬币，让幸运的人找到它。常见的饺子肉馅包括猪肉、牛肉、鸡肉以及鱼肉，这些肉馅通常会与切碎的蔬菜混合在一起。吃饺子时拌有包含醋、大蒜或辣椒酱（hot sauce）的以酱油（soy sauce）为基础的沾酱（dipping sauce）。

7、中国戏曲是中国戏剧和音乐剧的结合。其起源可追溯到3世纪。中国戏曲有很多地方剧分支。京剧是其中有名的一个。京剧出现于18世纪末，并于l9世纪中期得到充分发展和认可。京剧在清朝宫廷{the qing Dy-nasty court}特别受欢迎，并已被视为中国的文化珍品之一。中国戏曲会用到面具。面具的每种颜色代表不同的含义，用来表现人物角色，说明他们的情感状态和大致性格。

8、 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following question．You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words．
Suppose a foreign friend of yours is coming to visit China, what is the first place you would like to take him/her to see and why?


9、听录音，回答题
If you are like most people，you’ve indulged in fake listening many times．You go to history class，sit in the third row，and look（26）_____at the instructor as she speaks．But your mind is far away，（27）____ in the clouds of pleasant daydreams．（28）____ you come back to earth：the（29）____ writes an important term on the chalkboard，and you dutifully copy it in your notebook．Every once in awhile the instructor makes a witty remark，causing others in the class to laugh．You smile politely，pre-tending that you’ve heard the remark and found it mildly humorous．You have a vague（30）____ that you aren’t paying close attention，but you tell yourself that any material you miss can be（31）____ from a friend’s notes．Besides，the instructor is talking about road construction in ancient Rome and nothing could be more boring．So back you go into your（32）____ little world．Only later do you realize you’ve missed important information for a test．
Fake listening may be easily exposed，since many speakers are sensitive to facial cues and can tell if you’re merely pretending to listen．Your blank expression and the faraway look in your eyes are the cues that betray your（33）____．
Even if you’re not exposed，there’s another reason to（34）____ fakery：it’s easy for this behavior to become a habit．For some people，the habit is so（35）____ that they automatically start daydreaming when a speaker begins talking on something complex or uninteresting．As a result，they miss lots of valuable information．
第(26)题__________


10、如今，如果你告诉别人你会联系对方，他或她可能不会问你什么时候联系，但是会问以什么方式联系。现代科技已经极大的改变了我们的沟通方式，它提供给我们在任何时候都能保持联系的多种方式。对于小型或是中型企业，这意味着对于竞争力的保持来说是巨大的机会，他们了解技术发展的趋势并且能很好地应用自身的优势(appIY thei r own advantages)。