6．Easter Sunday celebrations
Easter Sunday brunch
Fun Easter festivities are planned for Sunday at Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen．For children，Easter means hunting for Easter eggs or for treats hidden by the Easter Bunny．Celebrate an unforgettable Easter Sunday at Seasons Restaurant at Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen with your family．
The Kempinski Easter Sunday brunch features splendid Easter dishes from all over the world，including tender and juicy Bavarian roast lamb； imported steak； fresh lobster； homemade，delicious Easter ham； and all kinds of lovely Easter chocolates and desserts．
Enjoy an exquisite lunch while watching your child have fun at the children's corner or joining the Great Egg Hunt with the 5-year-old Easter Bunny!
Hours：11 a．m．-3 p．m．，April 8
Price：338 yuan，plus a 15 percent service charge； half price for children shorter than 120cm
Add：Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen，Haide Road 3，Houhaibin Road，Nanshan District
Tel：8888-8888
Easter indulgence
Colored marzipan，chocolate bunnies and egg painting are the flavors of Easter Sunday at The Westin Shenzhen Nanshan．The hotel's pastry chef will present Easter chocolate shaped like the famous Angry Bird game character．Made with 100 percent natural vanilla，dark and white coverture chocolate and powdered food colors，this creation takes two days to complete．All ingredients（原料） are handmade．
The hotel is offering Easter weekend packages for a delightful stay．A Friday-Saturday stay starts at 1，496 yuan and includes complimentary breakfast for two and a 45-minute body massage for one．Or check in Saturday and enjoy complimentary Sunday brunch for two people．That package costs 1，199 yuan．
Add：9028-2，Shennan Boulevard，Nanshan District
Tel：2698-8888
Metro：Window of the world  Exit A
Special spa offers
To welcome Easter，Futian Shangri-La Shenzhen has created two family spa special offers：the Body Treatment Package and the Skin Care Package．They're available from April to June 30．
The Body Treatment Package includes a 60-minute Biodroga Milk-honey Firming Body Wrap and a 60-minute Deluxe Aromatherapy，while the Skin Care Package contains a 90-minute Golden Caviar"Precious"Treatment and a 30-minute Targeted Back Massage．Guests can enjoy these value-added packages with a parent and experience the intimate care of Shangri-La．
The Body Treatment Package is offered at 1，980 yuan （from an original price of 3，450 yuan） and the Skin Care Package is offered at 2，180 yuan （from an original price of 3，680 yuan）．Both packages include welcome herbal tea for two．Prices are subject to a 15-percent service charge and advance reservation is required．
Add：4088 Yitian Road，Futian District
Tel：8828-4088
Metro：Convention and Exhibition Center Station （会展中心站），Exit C
Easter weekend
Looking for a unique Easter weekend？Follow the Easter Bunny to The Exchange Restaurant at Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel，where you can find all your favorite Easter delicacies and fun．Children can enjoy a special game area and try Egg Painting with our chefs to create their own，unique Easter egg．All the above costs 328 yuan per person，plus a 15 percent service charge．
Venue：1/F，Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel
Tel：8383-8888 ext.6208

46．Whose service best satisfies the couple who plan to spend the Easter weekend out to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary？B
    A．Kelmpinski Hotel Shenzhen        B．The Westin Shenzhen Nanshan
    C．Futian Shangri-La Shenzhen       D．Sheraton Shenzhen Futian Hotel
47．Catherine and her mother enjoyed a Body Treatment Package on May Day．How much would she have saved if she had enjoyed the same service on Women's Day？C
    A．2，800 yuan     B．2.940 yuan     C．1，470 yuan     D．1，500 yuan
48．Your child not only wishes to enjoy delicious food but also contribute to the production process．You may callD．
    A．8888-8888      B．8828-4088      C．2698-8888      D．8383-8888
49．From which part of the newspaper is the passage likely to be taken？B
    A．Entertainment  B．Hotels         C．Culture        D．Business & Market．

5．Let's say your company has a problem and needs a creative solution．A common approach is to gather your best people in a room to brainstorm．Ideas are batted around，and，in theory，the best answer emerges．
But it doesn't always work that way．Plenty of research has proven the limitations of brainstorming as members can only talk in turn．Groups tend to generate fewer ideas than individuals．
Psychologist Tony McCaffrey has a solution to our troubled search for solutions．He calls it"brainswarming"，which he has trademarked．His pilot research has found that Brainswarming generates more than four times as many ideas as brainstorming．
A group starts with a large surface-perhaps a whiteboard-and puts a goal at the top of it．A few resources to address the problem are listed at the bottom．No talking is allowed．
While it may seem silly not to talk，there are several improvements with McCaffrey's approach．
There's a natural division of labor as people can focus on what they're best at．A top-down thinker might work near the top of the chart，while others may work at the bottom on thinking of potential resources．This alleviates（减轻） the inefficiency of traditional brainstorming，where the conversation is focused on a single topic．
With brainswarming，those who are shy aren't as likely to get bored like in traditional conversations，where the outgoing people tend to grab the floor．All ideas stand on equal footing．Everyone can place their Post-It Notes（便利贴） on the board．
Worthy ideas brought up early in a meeting won't be forgotten as a wealth of new ideas crowd the conversation later．These ideas will always be on the board，for everyone to notice and consider．

32．What do people do when they brainstorm for a solution？B
A．They discuss common approaches．
B．They propose solutions one by one．
C．They select the best people to debate．
D．They explore unique ways to solve the problem．
33．When brainswarming，peopleC．
A．search for potential resources
B．work on the same goal put on the board
C．write down their ideas and stick them on the board
D．identify each other's strengths and divide labour accordingly
34．Which is NOT an advantage of brainswarming？D
A．It helps to raise work efficiency．
B．It produces over four times as many ideas．
C．It keeps all worthy ideas on the board．
D．It encourages shy people to speak out．
35．Which is the best title for this text？B
A．A Breakthrough in Marketing Science
B．Brainswarming，the Science for Growing Ideas
C．Brainswarming Has Been Trademarked
D．Brainstorming and Brainswarming Differ．

4．The most complex object known to humanity is the human brain-and not only is it complex，but it is one of the few natural phenomena that science has no consciousness of．To try to replicate （复制） something that is so poorly understood may therefore seem like pride．But you have to start somewhere，and International Business Machines （IBM） and the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne （EPFL），in Switzerland，propose to start by replicating"in silico"，one of the brain's building blocks．
In a partnership announced，the two organizations said they would be working together to build a simulation （模拟） of a structure known as a neo-cortical（新大脑皮质的）column on a type of IBM supercomputer that is currently used to study the molecular functioning of genes．If that works，they plan to use more powerful computers to link such simulated columns together into something that mimics（模仿） a brain．
In a real brain，a neo-cortical column is a cylindrical（圆柱形的）element about a third of a millimeter in diameter and three millimeters long．It is these columns，arranged side by side like the cells of a honeycomb，which make up the famous"grey matter"that has become shorthand for human intelligence．The Blue Gene/L supercomputer that will be used for the simulation consists of enough independent processors for each to be programmed to mimic an individual nerve cell in a column．
The EPFL's contribution to the Blue Brain Project will be to create a digital description of how the columns behave．The database from its Brain Mind Institute will provide the raw material for the simulation．Biologists and computer scientists will then connect the artificial nerve cells up in a way that mimics nature．They will do so by assigning electrical properties（电能）to them，and telling them how to communicate with each other and how they should modify their connections with one another depending on their activity．
That will be no mean feat．Even a single nerve cell is complicated，not least because each one has about 10，000connections with others．And nerve cells come in great variety-relying，for example，on different chemical transmitters to carry messages across those connections．Eventually，however，a digital representation of an entire column Should occur．
Assuming that the growth of computing power continues to follow Moore's Law，the leader of IBM's side thinks it should be practical to mimic an entire human brain in silico this way in ten to fifteen years．Such an artificial brain would，of course，be a powerful research tool．It would allow neurological experiments that currently take days in a"web lab"to be conducted in seconds．The researchers hope that their simulated brain will reveal the secrets of how certain psychiatric and neurological，disorders develop．But that is probably not the real reason for doing it．The most interesting question，surely，is whether such an artificial brain will be intelligent，or conscious，or both．

62．In a real brain，a neo-cortical columnD．
A．looks like the cells of a honeycomb
B．is a simulation of a structure
C．is the famous"grey matter"
D．contains a large number of nerve cells
63．What does the underlined sentence"That will be no mean feat"in Paragraph 5indicate？A
A．It is rather difficult to connect the artificial nerve ceils up．
B．The function of chemical transmitters is hard to understand．
C．A digital representation of an entire column is time-consuming．
D．A single nerve cell is complicated to identify across connections．
64．The fundamental purpose of doing the research is probablyC．
A．to simulate an entire human brain in silico
B．to tell us how some certain disorders emerge
C．to discover how the artificial brain would work
D．to examine whether Moore's Law is still functioning
65．What type of writing is this passage？B
A．A science fiction                  
B．A research report
C．An official document              
D．A computer advertisement．

3．Different people may find that different learning methods work best for them．While some would turn to tutoring in order to get better grades，others choose to join study groups．In fact，many universities encourage their students to form study groups and make good use of them．
"Two heads are better than one．"That's the simple idea behind study groups．By participating in a study group，students can benefit from some of their best academic resources：other students．They get to pick each other's brains and improve their own understanding of different problems．Moreover，study groups can create the slightly tense atmosphere in which it's good to study．For example，some students tend to procrastinate （拖延） when they are studying by themselves； however，by joining a study group，they get to observe their peers who are working diligently and are likely to thus have motivation for working harder．
Study groups work best when they are small，but not too small-four to five participants is about right．And it's necessary to make sure everyone has the same goal，to prepare for a particular test，to discuss class readings or to review the week's lecture notes．Besides，socializing in the group would make studying more fun as long as it took up only a small portion of group study time．
In addition，to maximize the efficiency，some study groups like to assign members certain roles，and thus efficiency will be promoted．Besides an organizer，who gets group members to agree to a common purpose and a convenient time and place，there often is a group member playing the role of a source-seeker，whose duty is to remind group members to identify their sources．For instance，when a group member says"I read somewhere that…，"the source-seeker should ask for specifics．This person reminds the group that it's important to know who said what and where it was said．And a gatekeeper，who tries to make sure that all group members are participating，may ask a direct question to help a shy person participate，or find a way to get a dominating member to listen．
（Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS．）

78．Many universities encourage students to take advantage ofstudy groups/learning in groups for better grades rather than learning alone．
79．Peers are not only the best academic resources but also motivate each other towork harder/work hard/work diligently when learning in groups．
80．According to paragraph 3，besides the small size，what are the other two factors that could help a study group work bestThe same goal and not-too-long socializing．（not-long-timesocializing）？
81．All the members in the study group will be assigned different roles because people believe that it will result inpromoting the efficiency/maximizing the efficiency．．

2．Dear Colleague
The Cambridge Schools Conference is taking place in Colombo，Sri Lanka from 3-5Jan 2015．Booking for the conference closes on 24December 2014，book now to secure your place．
Feedback from schools that attended our recent conference in Cambridge includes：
"Outstanding keynote presentation by Guy Claxton"
Roland Ebiye-Koripamo，Cita International School
"A Cambridge Conference shoots up the expectation level of the representativesand when it not just reaches that level but surpasses it with excellence，you define it as the Cambridge Schools Conference，2015!"
SeemaAnis，Al Waha International School，Jeddah
"I have met so many interesting people．Having the opportunity to meet educators from all over the world is a unique experience．"
Luciana Fernandez，ESSARP，Argentina
The conference brings together a community of teachers representing schools from many different countries and contexts，to consider approaches to common challenges．Our programme is designed to support professional learning by offering a range of perspectives on the conference theme．Discuss and debate these in our panel sessions （小组会议） and explore their implications in group discussions and workshops．
We look forward to welcoming you to Colombo．
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70．The theme of the Cambridge Schools Conference 2015is aboutA．
A．lifelong learning
B．teaching approaches
C．common challenges
D．inspiring teachers
71．The letter is most probably for those whoB．
A．are the members of CIE
B．work in education institutes
C．givefeedback to the conference
D．can offer a range of perspectives
72．Which of the following is true according to the passageD？
A．The conference closes on 24December 2014．
B．The conferenceis held in University of Cambridge．
D．The conference encourages various views on lifelong learning．
C．The conference provides the most effective approaches on lifelong learning．

1．When I was going home to India last year，I called up my mother to ask if she wanted anything from China．
When India had not opened  up its markets to the world，I carried suitcase full of dark glasses and jeans．Thankfully，we can get all these anywhere in India now．
As long as I can remember，she didn't even drink India tea．
I dutifully bought a big packet of Longjing and headed home to hear the story．My mother and her brother，both regular newspaper readers，believed that Chinese green tea was the wonder drug for all illness．
At the turn of the century，China was not really familiar to the average Indian．It was a strange country．
How things change!And how soon!
Now every town of any size seems to have a"China Market"．And everyone is talking about China．
The government of India has planned to send a team to China to see how things are done．A minister once said that India must open the doors for more foreign investment and such a step would"work wonders as it did for China"．
But it's a two-way street．I just heard about a thousand Shenzhen office workers who have gone to Bangalore to train in software．Meanwhile，all the India IT majors are setting up a strong presence in China．
No wonder that trade，which was only in the millions just ten years ago，is expected to hit about US 15billion for last year and US20 billion by 2008，a goal set by both government．
No wonder，my colleague wrote some weeks ago about this being the Sino-Indian century as the two countries started on January 1 the Sino-Indian Friendship Year．
But what is still wonder to me is my mother drinking Chinese tea．

31．Why did the mother ask for Chinese tea？C
A．She was tired of Indian tea．
B．She had a son working in China．
C．She believed it had a curing effect．
D．She was fond of Chinese products．
32．What does the author mean by"it's a two-way street"in Paragraph 10？D
A．China and India have different traffic rules．
B．Tea trade works wonders in both India and China．
C．Chinese products are popular in both China and India．
D．The exchanges between India and China benefit both．
33．What do we know about the Indian IT industry？B
A．It will move its head office to Shenzhen．
B．It is seeking further development in China．
C．It has attracted an investment of US $15 billion．
D．It caught up with the US IT industry in 2008．
34．In the text the author expressesC．
A．his concern for his mother's health
B．his support for drinking Chinese green tea
C．his surprise at China's recent development
D．his wonder at the growth of India's IT industry．

10．Lahic is a small village high in the Caucasus Mountains in Eastern Europe．The （11）Ain Lahic are harsh （恶劣的）．Every year，the villagers （12）D nine months of snow，rain，and cold．The land around the village is steep and rocky．Farming is （13）B，but the mountains are （14）Ain copper （铜）．
All the food for Lahic has to be brought （15）C from the outside，but the village is  （16）Afor its coppersmiths．Villagers have been （17）B with copper for many centuries，and today's villagers practice the craft （手艺） in the same way as their（18）A did．They work with great patience and simple（19）C．The coppersmiths of Lahic use small mdllets （槌棒） to（20）Dcopper into useful and beautiful objects．They（21）Bthe objects by hammering in designs and pictures．They make（22）B objects such as plates，（23）Bthey create more difficult things，too．
Many people in Lahic are also （24）Din other crafts．They create beautiful objects of wood and leather．And they （25）Dwoolen carpets and clothing，But Lahic is （26）Bknown for its coppersmiths．
To （27）C Lahic，traders follow a rugged （崎岖的） path that twists through the mountains．Despite the （28）A，they have been making the journey for centuries．The village is worth a （29）D because waders can get high prices for the copper products that they（30）Bin Lahic．Lahic copper products are greatly treasured all over the world，and can be found in museums．

11．A．winters	B．measures	C．winds	D．punishments
12．A．speak of	B．refer to	C．care about	D．live through
13．A．popular	B．impossible	C．important	D．easy
14．A．rich	B．excellent	C．poor	D．busy
15．A．up	B．down	C．in	D．out
16．A．famous	B．good	C．fit	D．attractive
17．A．going	B．working	C．playing	D．staying
18．A．ancestors	B．friends	C．partners	D．neighbors
19．A．ways	B．materials	C．tools	D．knives
20．A：put	B．lead	C．divide	D．shape
21．A．sell	B．develop	C．decorate	D．repair
22．A．metal	B．simple	C．special	D．wonderful
23．A．so	B．but	C．if	D．because
24．A．careful	B．lost	C．strange	D．known
25．A．admire	B．dry	C．wash	D．make
26．A．earliest	B．best	C．last	D．first
27．A．contact	B．find	C．reach	D．study
28．A．danger	B．unfriendliness	C．trouble	D．uselessness
29．A．smile	B．cry	C．look	D．trip
30．A．create	B．buy	C．receive	D．view．

9．When people introduce themselves，I always hear them say"I'm just a housewife．"I don't understand why their introduction is always filled with regret and self-pity．Is it，really a crime to be a housewife？Is it really embarrassing when you choose not to work outside and instead choose to work in your home？
How could you be"just a housewife"when the basic social unit of society depends on you and your service？A housewife works for the longest hour，supporting your husband，child studies，caring for elders，managing finances，paying bills，grocery shopping，cooking according to individual taste，cleaning，etc．A housewife could be anyone：daughter，wife，mother，teacher，financial advisor，fashion designer and nurse，gardener，driver，cook，and so on．Don't think you are not being paid for it．You get the reward that no money can offer----the love and affection of your family，their trust in you，a happy home and your own satisfaction．
It is you who choose to be in this occupation，willingly or for any other reason．After a busy day，all wait to return to the comfortable home set by you．They know you will be there to absorb all their stress and tiredness and relax them．Would the life have been the same had you been working outside to earn some money？Would you along with your family have been able to buy all the content in life that you are enjoying now with that money？
Respect yourself for what you are．Introduce yourself to the world with the same dignity．The world understands the importance of your job； it's time to make them accept it．Introduce yourself with pride and with twinkle in your eyes"I am a housewife"．Kick that"just"out．

12．How do people feel when they say"I'm just a housewife"？C
A．Satisfied．           B．Proud．
C．Regretful．           D．Anxious．
13．Listing the housewife's duties，the author implies a housewifeD．
A．usually leads a terrible life
B．plays a more important role
C．does not always get her reward
D．makes a great contribution to the family
14．If a housewife worked outside，she wouldD．
A．have the same life like before       
B．set a comfortable home for her family
C．absorb her family's stress           
D．lose the content that she is enjoying
15．What is the author's attitude toward housewives？A
A．Supportive．          B．Doubtful．
C．Opposed．             D．Tolerant．

8．A．venturing    B．quoted         C．interview     D．sponsor    E．historical       F．launch
G．relatively    H．professional     I．traced        J．facilities     K．regularly

Jiading----Centuries of History，Decades of Change
A book entitled"Jiading-Centuries of History，Decades of Change"by American writer Kate Baker has recently been published in Shanghai．New book launch was held last week at the Old China Hand Style，a major（41）D．sponsor of a series of walking guide books called"Beyond the Concession：Six Walks in Shanghai's Other Districts．"And Baker's"Jiading"runs the fourth among the six．
From a foreign point of view，the book has（42）I．traced the history of Jiading District back between the year Tang Dynasty （618-907）and the Song Dynasty （960-1279），when Jiading had been"a leading economic and intellectual influence in the region long before Shanghai became a major trading port，"as Baker is （43）B．quoted in her book．
Baker first landed in Shanghai in 2011with her husband，an engineer with Ford，who was sent to work in Shanghai to prepare for the （44）F．launch of the Lincoln brand in China．"I and my husband have been traveling around the world in the past 20years，"Baker said at a（n） （45）C．interview with Shanghai Daily．"Wherever I go，I would jump into the local history and culture quickly and deeply．"
Having taken a 15-month online course of Chinese with Harvard's"China X"，Baker started（46）A．venturing out on her own．An occasional excursion into the northwest of Shanghai，she"discovered"and fell in love with Jiading．Since then，she has visited Jiading （47）K．regularly，bringing family，friends，and tour groups．At the end of 2013，the Jiading Tourism Bureau officially invited Baker to write a book on Jiading．
With up-to-date facts，useful information and （48）H．professional pictures，Baker's"Jiading"is a well researched guide about interesting areas less than one hour from Shanghai．There are chapters on celebrating the seasonal and agricultural festivals that are unique to the region； stories of （49）E．historical figures living in Jiading； changes to the Nanxiang Old Town； tours to numerous gardens，museums and temples； and the development of outdoor recreational activities in Jiading's Anting Town，such as the F1car racing，horse riding and golf．
With good public（50）J．facilities and enough green space，Baker sees Jiading a high growth district of Shanghai，which offers a quality of lifestyle and tourism．"I see a better-planned and forward-thinking of the district government．And I sincerely thank the people of Jiading who welcomed me to their community and trusted me with their narrative，"Baker says．

7．Today we spent the morning going through our personal belongings．We were looking for items to（41）Cfor free at a local park．Not just any items but things people really（42）A．Our aim was not to find things we no longer（43）Bbut things we use every day that would be（44）Dto others．
We packed these things（45）Cboxes and added some small toys．We added a list of local addresses and phone numbers of local（46）Dagencies．Inside the boxes a simple letter was placed．It（47）B："Please take these items and know that your life is important．（48）Care difficult but these days will pass．We share what we have believing that it will（49）A．Use the food to nurture your（50）A； use the blankets to stay warm．Be safe and know that the human（51）B can overcome anything．Do not hold your head（52）Dfor having a need to stay warm．Someday please do the same when you can．"
This kind（53）Cwas not because the phone rang or for any reason．It was（54）Bbecause it was the right to do．We have often seen（55）Bpeople at the park where we left the belongings．I（56）Dthat my wife had put her favorite green coat into one of the boxes．I asked if she was（57）Aabout it and she just replied that it had a hood （兜帽）．Her answer told me why it is I who love her．She liked the coat but knew the hood could（58）Csomeone from the rain．
Who knows where these gifts of（59）Bwill go？How many uses can a blanket serve（60）Awhat it was designed to do？We never go back and see what happens．It is unimportant．The right things will find the right people and that is all that counts．

41．A．put off	B．put up	C．give away	D．give up
42．A．needed	B．collected	C．produced	D．searched
43．A．accepted	B．wanted	C．carried	D．bought
44．A．wonderful	B．beautiful	C．hopeful	D．useful
45．A．around	B．upon	C．into	D．above
46．A working	B．parking	C．delivering	D．helping
47．A．spoke	B．read	C．marked	D．indicated
48．A．Ways	B．Problems	C．Times	D．Situations
49．A．matter	B．continue	C．change	D．depend
50．A．body	B．mind	C．brain	D．figure
51．A．liberty	B．spirit	C．health	D．wisdom
52．A．forward	B．aside	C．around	D．down
53．A．attempt	B．manner	C．act	D．habit
54．A．suddenly	B．simply	C．strangely	D．usually
55．A．aimless	B．homeless	C．childless	D．friendless
56．A．believed	B．dreamed	C．approved	D．noticed
57．A．sure	B．regretful	C．worried	D．anxious
58．A．separate	B．prevent	C．shelter	D．hold
59．A．affection	B．sympathy	C．generosity	D．honesty
60．A．other than	B．rather than	C．more than	D．better than