1．How is it that siblings （兄弟姐妹） can turn out so differently？One answer is that in fact each sibling grows up in a different family．The first-born is，for a while，an only child，and therefore has completely different experience of the parents than those born later．The next child is，for a while，the youngest，until the situation is changed by a new arrival．The mother and father themselves are changing and growing up，too．One sibling might live in a stable and close family in the first few years； another might be raised in a family crisis，with a disappointed mother or an angry father．
Sibling competition was identified as an important shaping force as early as in 1918．But more recently，researchers have found many ways in which brothers and sisters are a lasting force in each other's lives．Dr．Annette Henderson says that first-born children pick up vocabulary more quickly than their siblings．The reason for this might be that the later children aren't getting the same one-on-one time with parents．On the other hand，later-borns don't enjoy that much talking time with parents，but instead they learn lessons from bigger brothers and sisters，obtaining entire phrases and getting an understanding of social concepts such as the difference between"I"and"me"．
One way children seek more attention from parents is by making themselves different from their siblings．A 2003 research paper studied adolescents f rom 185 families over two years，finding that those who changed to make themselves different from their siblings were successful．

56．What makes siblings turn out differently？（No more than 4 words）the different growing-up situation
57．When does the situation of the second child change？（No more than 5 words）after another baby is born
58．Why do first-borns pick up vocabulary more quickly？（No more than 8 words）Because they have more one-on-one time with parents
59．In which way do later-borns mainly acquire language development？（N o more than 6 words）By learning from their bigger/older siblings
60．Who are more likely to make themselves different from their siblings？（No more than 7 words）Children seeking more attention from parents．

17．假如你是李华，你校将承办2016年中美中学生夏令营，请你写信给美方代表John，告知活动相关信息并征求对方意见．日程安排如下：

时间	安排
7月18日	报到并安排住宿
7月19日	开幕式
7月20日至7月24日	丰富多彩的活动

注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3．参考词汇：中美中学生夏令营Sino-American High School Summer Camp；
4．结语已给出，不计入总词数．
Dear John，
                                                   
   Looking forward to your early reply．
Yours，
Li Hua．

16．假设你是某校学生张华，最近一位名叫Mike的加拿大学生来你班学习．现在，他正为无法融入新的集体感到苦恼．请根据下表所列要点用英语给他发一个电子邮件：

分析原因	1．语言不通；2．文化差异；3．…
提出建议	1．多交朋友；2．遇事求助；3．…
提供帮助	（请考生根据自己的想法，提出至少两种做法）

注意：
1．词数150左右．开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数．
2．邮件中不得涉及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等．
Mike，
I've learned that you feel upset in the new environment．
                                                                
Zhang Hua．

15．假设你是李华，你收到英国笔友Bob的一封电子邮件（见表一）请根据邮件内容和你所获得的海报（见表二）所提供的信息，给Bob 回一封电子邮件
表一
Dear LiHua，
How are you getting on recently？I'm so glad to tell you that I have planned to go to Beijing to study Chinese in my coming holiday．Would you please help me find a Chinese training school，and give me some information about it？
Write back soon．
Bob
表二                
 LET'S TALK IN CHINESE!
TengFei Language School
Course：Chinese for beginners
Time：January20-February 19
Place：No.1Leacture Hall
•Tuition：2000RMB
•For more information：www．tengfei．org
•注意：1．词数100左右
•2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
•3．文章的开头和结尾已给出．
•Dear Bob，
•I'm so delighted to learn that you're coming to Beijing to study Chinese．                            
•Yours
•LiHua．

14．中秋节是中国的传统节日，你的美国笔友Mike请你在他们的校报上介绍一下中秋节的情况，请你根据下表写一篇短文．
【写作内容】
中秋节简介

时间	每年阴历八月十五日，是中国最重要的传统节日之一．
范围	中国及亚洲其它一些国家都会庆祝．
象征	人们认为月亮是团圆、运气、财富的象征，在那天会互相表达祝福．
方式	在那一天，人们通常回家与家人团聚，共聚晚餐．人们还会吃月饼，那是一种圆圆的饼，里面有肉、果仁、鸡蛋等．

【写作要求】
1）词数100左右
2）不要逐字翻译，要组成一篇通顺连贯的短文．
【参考词汇】
the lunar calendar阴历．

13．Some theme parks in the world arefamous/well-known（著名的） for having the biggest roller coasters．

12．People from South American countries are morelikely（可能地） to touch them．

11．Unfortunately/Unluckily（不幸地），Chaplin's father died，leaving his family even worse．

10．You can't enter his office withoutpermission （许可）．

9．Only when her mother came tosupport（支持） her was Jane allowed to begin her work．