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1、第一套1.Describe an academic subjectt you enjoy learning. Explain why it is important to you.Include reasons and exles to support your response.My favorite subject in school was math. I love math because no matter how complex the problemsare, there are always solutions to them, and I cways find the sol

2、utions. Maybe I have inheriteda certain gift from my parents who are both scientists. And the day Istarted to learn algebrawas fantastic. Suddenly, there werent just numbers involved, but letters too!t opened up anew world ofsibilities. I remember spending an entire rainy afternoon just solving alge

3、braproblems for fun. I also love math because it is everywhere around you. The measurements for thebuilding youre in, the equations neour lives. Its wonderful.sary to make a car engine runMath is so fundamental to2.Do you agree or disagree with the following sement? Children should be required to he

4、lp withhousehold tasks as long as they grow old enough to do so. Use specific reasons and exsupport your answer.les to范文 1：y opinion, children should not be required to help with household work because a lotof households tasks are dangerous for children and it also takes a child a lot more time to c

5、ompletethose tasks. For exle, my mom once asked me to do the dishes for her when I was nine yearsold. As it turned out, my hands were not strong enough to hold the slippery dishes and Iaccidentally broke a couple of dishes. My fingers were slightly hurt by the broken pieand itactually took my mom mo

6、re time to clean the dishes because she had to keep an eye on me thewhole time.范文 2：Giving children household tasks can build self-esteem. Getting a chore done andng itwell can give your child a major sense ofplishment. My 7-year-old nephew vacuums andcleans the floor everykend wimicrofiber cloth. H

7、e sometimes grumbles when hes not inthe mood to do work, but he usually getso it once he gets started. And the look of satisfactionhe gets on his face when he wrangles piles of dust bunnies: Priceless. Whats more, helwithhousehold tasks helps c hildren to learn toe independent and increases their aw

8、areness ofresponsibility. Lastly,ng household work provides a good opportunity for parents tocommunicate with children, which can enhance the relationship among family members.范文3：It is a very good idea to have children do chores around the house. I also thinkt this canstara very early age. It is no

9、t nesarily about getting the job done, because the parents can dothe dishes much faster when theyt themselves. It is about teaching the childrent everybodyhe family has to pitch in,t work doesnt get done by itself andt there will come a daywhen they will be the ones responsible to get things done. I

10、ts good to be prepared for the life theywill live on their own one day. I also think it helps childrene more self-sufficient and give沐沐托福机经旗舰店：http/item.htm?id=22490376187them better self-awareness when they can do something for somebody else and derive satisfactionfromt.3【个人倡议】一个学生写倡议书建议学校的剧院应 pay

11、在 theater 打工的 voteerassistants 并且 give them specific trainings.好处 1:能让 assistants 不用再做其它的工作，能更专注于剧院工作。好处 2:可提高 assistants 的技能和工作效率。【学生态度】男生 totally 赞成此计划。理由 1:如果做 assistants 能 get paid, then students neednt to do other real jobs, so they will not be late or absent anymore and will not 影响 theater的工作。

12、理由 2：如果 assistants get trained step by step; Their skills will be improved and they can operate complex new equipment efficiently and the play will be better.The student letter suggestst the school should pay the voteers who are working as assistantsfor the schools theater and give some training to

13、these voteers.he conversation, the mansupports this proal. He sayst, when people get paid, the feel they areng a real job,so they will work more seriously and will feel less of a need to take other jobs. Second, if they can get the chance to receive some training, they can know how to handle the equ

14、ipment moreskillfully, and the quality of the play will be improved as well.4. （【已考，删除）】心理学的一个概念 subject-expectancy effect(受试者期待效应).大意是：人的想法容易被事先知道的内容所左右。（类似于“先入为主”）【教授举例】教授举了个例子。一个公司的一组 office workers 感觉工作压力大，sluggish,tired. Researchers 让他们每天服用维for twoks。并且告知他们这种 Vitamins have aspel elementt can im

15、prove the energy 和工作效率。但实际上这种维是一个”fakevitamin”, has no speworked faster.l elements. 但结果显示，The office workers felt more energetic and范文 1：The term subject-expectancy effect refers to a phenomenon in experiments in which theexperimenters expecion causes the experimenters to act in waysthe participants

16、 to achieve the desired results. In the professors ext influence the behavior ofle, some workers wererequired to take somllst were claimed to be vitamins by the researcher in an experiment butin fact were not. The experimenter told these participantst theslls would make them moreproductive and energ

17、eticn usual, which created an expecion among the participants andchanged their behavior. A couple ofks later, all the workers thoughtt they were energizedby theslls and claimedt they had been more productive and energetic because of thlls. Itwas the expecion of the researcher and the participantspil

18、ls.t generated such results instead of the范文 2：The reading passagerodua term called subject expectancy effect, which oftenoccurs in research experiments when a subjects expecion of a given result can affect and evenbias thee of the experiment. The lecturer then gives an exle to further explahis term

19、.A group of office workers were given fake vitamins, and were led to bevet these vitaminscould make them more energetic at work. In reality these vitamins had no such effect. However,沐沐托福机经旗舰店：http/item.htm?id=22490376187bevingt what they had were real vitamins, these office workers were observed to

20、 beperforming more energetically and more efficiently at work.5【学生】的父母在kend 要来 visit 她，她很激动。她父母会住在她租的校外公寓 apartment 里，但是apartment 很脏乱，而且在晚上之前她还要参加一个 chemistrymeeting，没时间 clean the house.【解决方案】自己说出两种方案：方案 1.不去 attend chemistry meeting，而用一下午时间打扫公寓。优点是房间会很干净，缺点是 chemistry meeting 对她很重要，她有很多东西不懂需要去会上弄明白

21、，落下的知识很难补回来。方案 2.在 meeting 结束后 rush home toclean the house. 缺点是这样只会有几分钟的时间所以不会搞干净 make it clean，她说她父母不会在意房间是否干净，因为他们知道她不爱干净，会理解她。转述的建议和理由。的和方案，你1：The womanhe conversation is having a difficult time deciding whether she shouldskip her chemistry meetiner thekend becaused like to clean up her apartment

22、before her parents arrive to visit her. Thesolution toher problem ist she skips thechemistry meeting to clean her apartment. Alternatively, she can rush home to clean up hlaceafter the chemistry meeting. Ially prefer the second solution. According to this woman, herparents already knowt she，s always

23、 been a messyso they shall be able to understandve to miss anything from the chemistryit if her apartment is not very neat.t way she wonmeeting and worry about not being able to catch up with the materials.2：The girls parents are coming to her school to visit her and they are going to stay at her re

24、nted apartment. But the girls apartment is too messy so she needs some time to clean the roombefore harents arrive. The problem ist she has a chemistry group discusto attendheafternoon so she has two choi to skip this group discusand start cleaning the apartmentright away, or to wait until after the

25、 group discusto do this. I wouldmend the girl totake the second choice. I think the chemistry group discusmust be very important for the girlbecause as she has mentioned, she is still confused about some important concepts in chemistryt need to be cleared upAlso, the girl can explahis discuso harent

26、s. It would be a pity if the girl missed this opportunity.t she has been too busy with her study recently to havetime for clean-ups. I think her parents would understand the girl. Anyway, her parents shouldalready knowt their daughter is notrson who pays much attention to cleanness and order.6【讲课要点】

27、：教授讲了 birds are able to migrate freat distanbecause of two reasons:原因一, store energy in form ot before migration.举例 hummingbird (蜂鸟)是 a tiny bird, 要连飞 22-25 小时, several months before immigration, they will eat and eat and eat to increase body fat, They will increase 40% in fat，能量也增加了，就有力气长途飞行了，飞完之后全

28、都用完。原因二，reduce the need for energy.举例：hawk（鹰），它们飞到很高的高度，barely flap their wings 大多数时间在天空，depend on thermal coming up from earth 滑翔 to saveenergy 这样，hawk 就可能连续长途飞行了。沐沐托福机经旗舰店：http/item.htm?id=22490376187The lecture explains why migrating birds can fly non-stop freat distan. Thekey is tolay down enoug

29、h fat reserves. For exle, the B birds eat muore foodn usual before thebeginning of their migration. They can put on as much as 40% of additional weight, and much ofthis weight is stored as fat in the body ready to burn for the birds long -distance travel. Thesecond key is to exploit the windsheir fa

30、vor so they can cover the distance by minimizingwing movement thus consuming less energy. For exfrom the ground to gain altitude effortlessly.le, the H birds can rely on thermals rising第二套1.Describe the differenbetn two singerst you are familiar with. Please include reasonsand exles to support your

31、response.The two singers I am familiar wire Lady Gaga and Beyonce. There are two major differenIfind betn them., Lady Gaga has received training in classical and jazz music so in herlive performan, she likes to improvise her music and play thano herself. Beyonce is morefocused on dancing and singing

32、. Second, Lady Gaga holds certain strong views toward the society and the younger generation. Therefore at her concerts she often talks about embracing diversity inthe world and encourages young people to be who they are. Beyonce on the other hand talks moreoften about poverty and ral equality.2. So

33、me people prefer to eat fast food in a fast-food restaurant. Others prefer not to. Which do youprefer and why? Please include reasons and details in your response.1：I dont like to eat food in a fast-food restaurant. Health is myconcern. Fast food isknown to have poor nutritional value because it is

34、high in calories, fats, sugars and other unhealthy ingredients. My next concern is with the dining environment of a fast-food restaurant, which is often crowded and noisy, and there appear to be queues everywhere. So I would avoid going to afast-food restaurant. Instead, I would go to a small but co

35、zy restaurant or caf, where I can sitcomfortably in a chair, enjoy reading the latesthaving a lovely afternoon tea.s, and maybe listen to some nice music while2：ally, I prefer not to eat fast food., fast food is usually high-fat andhigh-carbohydrate, which is really unhealthy for us. For exle,y last

36、 semester in college, Ihad a lot of fast food during the finals, and I was getting fat and feeling tired easily. Then Irealized fast food provides no nutritional value to our body. In addition, there are plenty of otheroptions for food I can choose fromhe city Im living in and the speed of those pla

37、is just asfast as a fast food restaurant. For instance, the soup noodle placey neighborhood serves foodwithin five minutes upon order and the food there is much healthier.3.阅读：学校宣布要增加 fine arts 的课程，要求学生学习至少三门 fine art courses，理由（1 )work require various ability, good for work ; (2) help students rela

38、x。：男学生抱怨（1)会影响他选其他课的时间，他以后想去工作，所以他觉得他应该沐沐托福机经旗舰店：http/item.htm?id=22490376187多修专业课 程，如果他多修了艺术，就要少修他 major field 的课程，对就业不好；（2)不是每个人都对艺术有天分，喜欢上这些课，他上学期学了雕塑，一点都不能放松，很stressful。The university is going to require students to take additional courses in fine arts and the manheconversation disagrees with th

39、is policy.，the university bevest fine arts courses requirevarious skills, which will benefit students careers in the long run. However, the man in theconversation would like to work for a bafter he graduates. If he takes additional fine artscourses, his time for courses in his major field will be li

40、mited, which will negatively affect hisprofesal expertise. Second, the university thinkst fine arts courses can help students takesome time away from their academic courses and relax. The manhe conversation, on the otherhand, thinkst these courses will induce additional stress for students who donve

41、 a talent inarts. For these reasons, the manhe conversation opes the new plan.4.阅读：self-serving bias, 人们喜欢把 sucs 归功于自己。failure 怪其他人或者事。：教授举了一个实验例子，找了一群人测 IQ，然后不管他们考怎样，就把考生分成两群，一群跟他 说考很高；另一群跟他说考很低，然后再对他们erview，发现，考高分的会说是因为自己的智力水平高；考不好的会 blame，说他们被很多 factors 影响了。比如unclear instructions and tricky quest

42、ions.The term eslf-serving bias refers to a cognitive pros in which people focus on their ownachievements and strengths while attributing their failures to other factors in order to maaintheir self-esteem. The professor uses the exle of an IQ test experiment to demonstrate theinfluence of self-servi

43、ng bias. A group of people were asked to take the IQ test and then thesepeople were separatedo two groups regardless of their test results. The experimenter told onegroupt they did well on the test and told the other groupt they did badly on the test. As aresult of self-serving bias, the groupt thou

44、ght they did well told theerviewert it wasbecause they were highlyelligent. However, the other group who thought they did badlyblamed other factors for their bad results, such as the unclear instructions and tricky questions.5.男孩子因打篮球 hurt his feet 需要去看 hospital clinic，但明天有，没时间。(1)建议他今天就去看医生，但男生担心有可

45、能要排很久队，不想浪费时间，因为今天有 review ses可能会加重。，他不想错过；（2)男生自己说，明天把所有事都忙完了再去，但这样脚伤The manhe conversation just hurt his feet but doesnve enough time to go to the doctorbecause he has to prepare for an exam tomorrow. He can either still go to the doctor today or waituntil he finishes his exam tomorrow.he finishes

46、 his exam tomorrow.y opinion, it is better for the man to go to the doctor after，if he goes to the doctor today, there might be a lot of people沐沐托福机经旗舰店：http/item.htm?id=22490376187waiting in line. His time will be wasted and he will miss out the review sesfor his exam. For acollege student, academi

47、c performance should always be a priority. Second, if he goes to thehospital after he finishes his exam the next day, he will be bettrepared for the exam and canvisit the doctor with less worry and stress. Therefore, I prefer the second solution.6.树木形成的两种保护机制，能在森林火灾的时候保护自己。植物在森林大火有两种适应方法来保护自己Adapion

48、 (1)、举例：Douglas fir (冷杉）的树皮很厚。当遇到森林大火时，这种树的树皮可失。出一些物质把树与外周环境隔开，保持树低温、使水分和营养物质不丢Adapion (2)、举例：某种 pine，当发生森林大火时，火从树干 lower 往高处蔓延。在火烧到树高处 branches 前，树枝会自动脱落，从而大火向高处树枝蔓延。In the lecture, the professor talks about two physical adapions plants have developed inresponse to forest fires, including growing t

49、hick bark to protect inner living ties and the abilityto self-prune. The professor uses the exles of Douglas Firs and Ponderosa Pines to illustratehow these two adapions have helped those treervive in forest fires., Douglas Firs havegrown thick bark which allows Douglaso insulate themselves from the

50、 heat of flames duringforest fires, keng theirernal temperature low and therefore preserving moisture and nutritiont are vital to their survival. Second, Ponderosa Pines are able to gradually shed their lower branches in fires. As forest fires usually start from the lower ground, by shedding their l

51、ower branches, Ponderosa Pines can prevent the fire from burning all the way up to their canopy, whichgives Ponderosa Pines a better chance to survive in forest fires.第三套1. Describe a spel event or occawhich youve experienced with your family or friends.Explain why it was memorable to you. Include r

52、easons and exles to support your response.1: My parents threw a huge Hallon party one year when I was about seven. It waseresting because they never did stuff liket. Our house was always calm and quiet! We didnteven have people over for dinner, really. But, for whatever reason, we had a massive Hall

53、onpartyt year. I dont even know how many people were there. It was so fun we had black lightsand fake cobwebs all over our front porch. People were bobbing for apples in the backyard. Iremember my sister and I chasing each other through the fake gravestones, dressed in ourcostumes, jusving the time

54、of our lives! It was an unfettable night!2: I recently attended my cousins wedding ceremony with my family. My cousin is anengineer who is now living and working in the U.S. It was really a grand occa. All therelatives including my 90 year old grandpa were present. We had a magnificent dinner at are

55、staurant. During the dinner we talked, proed toasts to each other, and made wishes to thecouple. We all had awesome time at the wedding ceremony. Actually, it was also a fare-well party;after the wedding, my cousin would have to go back to the Ses. We wouldnt get to see him very often after the wedd

56、ing. We should miss him!沐沐托福机经旗舰店：http/item.htm?id=224903761872.Some people prefer to get advice from oldeople like their parentsrandparents .Othersprefer to get advice from their peers of the same or similar age . What way do you prefer and why?Use specific reasons and exles to support your opinion

57、.I think it all depends on what types of problems you are dealing with. I encounter many differentkinds of problems every day. Some of them are really small and may be tooal so I only askmy close friends for help. For exle if I am extremely sad about my girlfriend breaking up withme. I would never t

58、urn to my parents for help. Instead, I would talk with my friends who can offerme comfort. However, on other occarequires skills and experience fars, there may be complicated problems and to solve themmy own knowledge or capability, and it is at thismomentt I think oldeoples help or advice is muore

59、valuable.3.【学校通知】大学机房(computer lab)的新政策(new pring policy):每个学生每次到机房最多只能免费(for free)打 10 页(pages).打印 10 页之后超过 10 页的部分每页(per page)要收5 美分(charge 5 cents).好处 1:督促学生节约用纸。好处 2:学校可用所得收入(with the moneycollected)再买【学生态度】新(prers)供学生使用.赞成此计划(“the idea is OK with me”).理由 1:以前免费打的时候，她看见 一些学生在一张纸上就打印一个标题，很浪费(she

60、always see a lot of students prtons ofmaterial, sometimes only a title or an author is pred on a piece of pr and the rest of the pris left bl. Its a huge waste of material.)如果的话，学生就会仔细考虑要打印什么(consider before pring).这样可以节约用纸，因为学生会记下如标题作者等次要信息，仅仅打印重要的页面而非全部页面(use pr more efficiently and selectively, s