Dear Daughter,

　　As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．

First, I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are．It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about．I encourage you to be curious, but I also want to tell you “Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten”．That is really what learning in college is about–this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner．So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever．

There is no single simple answer to any question．Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that you don’t believe in? I did that for a reason– things rarely “black and white”, and there are always many ways to look at a problem．You will become a better problem solver if you recognize that．This is called “critical thinking”, and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life．This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others．I will always remember when I went to my Ph．D．advisor and proposed a new thesis topic．He said “I don’t agree with you, but I’ll support you．”

Do your best in classes, but don’t let pressure get to you．Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades．If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy．Please don’t be worried．The only thing that matters is that you learned．The only metric you should use is that you tried．Grades are just silly letters that give the vain people something to brag, and the lazy people something to fear．You are too good to be either．

College is the four years where you have:·the greatest amount of free time．·the first chance to be independent．·the most flexibility to change．·the lowest risk for making mistakes．

So please treasure your college years．

Love,

Dad (& Mom)

(A letter from Kaifu Lee)

1．According to Kaifu Lee, the underlined sentence in the second paragraph means_________．

A．you should learn by yourself instead of learning from your teachers．

B．the knowledge isn’t as important as the ability to learn．

C．the knowledge from college is of less worth than that acquired after college．

D．education is nothing but what you have remembered．

2．Kaifu Lee expects his daughter to _________．

A．agree with those who hold the opposite opinions．

B．find out the difference between ‘right and wrong’．

C．think of more ways to solve a problem critically．

D．step into others’ shoes and think from others’ positions．

3．Based on the letter, it can be inferred that ________．

A．high grades are not important for people．

B．Kaifu Lee and his wife don’t care about their daughter’s grades or college life．

C．Kaifu Lee doesn’t expect her daughter to make any mistakes in her life．

D．Kaifu Lee’s daughter is a freshman in Columbia University．

4．We can conclude that Kaifu Lee’s daughter is _________．

A．dependent and curious                     B．tolerant and supportive

C．well-rounded and worried                         D．excellent and hard-working 

Dear Daughter,

As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind．

First, I want to tell you how proud we are．Getting into Columbia is a real testament of what a great well-rounded student you are．It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about．I encourage you to be curious, but I also want to tell you “Education is what you have left after all that is taught is forgotten”．That is really what learning in college is about–this will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired, after which you must become self-learner．So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isn’t critical for your life, the skills of learning will be something you cherish forever．

There is no single simple answer to any question．Remember during your high school debate class, I always asked you to take on the side that you don’t believe in? I did that for a reason– things rarely “black and white”, and there are always many ways to look at a problem．You will become a better problem solver if you recognize that．This is called “critical thinking”, and it is the most important thinking skill you need for your life．This also means you need to become tolerant and supportive of others．I will always remember when I went to my Ph．D．advisor and proposed a new thesis topic．He said “I don’t agree with you, but I’ll support you．”

Do your best in classes, but don’t let pressure get to you．Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades．If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy．Please don’t be worried．The only thing that matters is that you learned．The only metric you should use is that you tried．Grades are just silly letters that give the vain people something to brag, and the lazy people something to fear．You are too good to be either．

College is the four years where you have:·the greatest amount of free time．·the first chance to be independent．·the most flexibility to change．·the lowest risk for making mistakes．

So please treasure your college years．

Love,

Dad (& Mom)

(A letter from Kaifu Lee)

1．According to Kaifu Lee, the underlined sentence in the second paragraph means_________．

A．you should learn by yourself instead of learning from your teachers．

B．the knowledge isn’t as important as the ability to learn．

C．the knowledge from college is of less worth than that acquired after college．

D．education is nothing but what you have remembered．

2．Kaifu Lee expects his daughter to _________．

A．agree with those who hold the opposite opinions．

B．find out the difference between ‘right and wrong’．

C．think of more ways to solve a problem critically．

D．step into others’ shoes and think from others’ positions．

3．Based on the letter, it can be inferred that ________．

A．high grades are not important for people．

B．Kaifu Lee and his wife don’t care about their daughter’s grades or college life．

C．Kaifu Lee doesn’t expect her daughter to make any mistakes in her life．

D．Kaifu Lee’s daughter is a freshman in Columbia University．

4．We can conclude that Kaifu Lee’s daughter is _________．

A．dependent and curious                         B．tolerant and supportive

C．well-rounded and worried                         D．excellent and hard-working 

Desmond, Carls, Russel, Malcolm, Warren正计划买一辆小车。阅读他们的情况和下面六种小车的介绍（选项A、B、C、D、E、F），选出符合各自需求的最佳选项（选项中有一项是多余选项）。请将答案用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔写在非选择题答题卷标号为56—60的相应位置上。

56．Desmond is young and promising athlete. Having won a champion in an important international game, he decides to buy a car to develop a brighter future. Of course, the car must be extremely fast and is especially fit for him, a sportsman.

57．Carls has just been admitted to a famous university hundred of kilometers away from her hometown and has been permitted to buy a car. As a young girl, she certainly put safety factors above all.

58．Russel, a farmer in a mountainous area, is growing hundreds of acres of crops. To transport his goods to town timely, he wants to buy a car. He hopes the car will run very fast and, first of all, must meet the natural conditions.

59．Fighting in the commercial circle (商界) and getting a great success, Malcolm makes a fortune. With an aggressive ambition, he decides to buy a luxury car to develop an even brighter future.

60．Warren is a merchant traveling to different parts of the country in any weather situation, good or bad. He expects to have a satisfactory car to make his career better.

计划买车的人         供选择的汽车

56．Desmond     A．Car A

57．Carls             B．Car B

58．Russel          C．Car C

59．Malcolm      D．Car D

60．Warren        E．Car E

                           F．Car F

（B）

People have wondered for a long time how their personalities and behaviors are formed．It is not easy to explain why one person is intelligent and another is not, or why one is cooperative and another is competitive．

Social scientists are, of course, extremely interested in these types of questions．They want to explain why we possess certain characteristics and exhibit certain behaviors．There are no clear answers yet, but two distinct schools of thought on the matter have developed．As one might expect, the two approaches are very different from one another, and there is a great deal of debate between proponents of each theory．The controversy is often referred to as “nature/nurture”．

Those who support the “nature” side of the conflict believe that our personalities and behavior patterns are largely determined by biological and genetic factors．That our environment has little, if anything, to do with our abilities, characteristics, and behavior is central to this theory．Taken to an extreme, this theory maintains that our behavior is predetermined to such a degree that we are almost completely governed by our instincts．

Proponents of the “nurture” theory, or, as they are often called, behaviorists, claimed that our environment is more important than our biologically based instincts in determining how we will act．A behaviorist, B．F．Skinner, sees humans as beings whose behavior is almost completely shaped by their surroundings．The behaviorists’ view of the human being is quite mechanistic; they maintain that, like machines, humans’ respond to environmental stimuli as the basis of their behavior．

Either of these theories cannot yet fully explain human behavior．In fact, it is quite likely that the key to our behavior lies somewhere between these two extremes．That the controversy will continue for a long time is certain．

69．Which of the following statements would the supporters of the “nature” theory agree with?

A．A person’s instincts have little effect on his actions．

B．Environment is important in determining a person’s behavior and personality．

C．Biological reasons have a strong influence on how we act．

D．The behaviorists’ view correctly explains how we act．

70．Concerning the nature/nurture controversy, the writer of this article____________．

A．supports the nature theory

B．supports the nurture theory

C．believes both are completely wrong

D．thinks that the correct explanation of human behavior will take ideas from both theories．

71．In the United States, Black people often score below White people on intelligence tests．With this in mind, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Nature proponents would say that Whites are genetically superior to Blacks．

B．Supporters of the nature theory would say that Whites score well because they have a superior environment．

C．Behaviorists would say that Blacks often lack the educational and environmental advantages that Whites enjoy．

D．Nurture proponents would disagree that Blacks are biologically inferior to Whites．

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
As Guangzhou is accelerating its preparation for the 2010 Asian Games, Guangzhou citizens in every field are making an endeavor to help the host city take on a new look. On the 5th of January, Mayor Zhang Guangning announced that the government is considering giving its people a big Asian Games present as a reward for their cooperation and devotion to the Games. As to what the present would be, relevant departments would collect ideas from the citizens.
This good news has brought about great guesses among Guangzhou people. Thus various opinions have emerged. Some prefer to have several days’ holiday as a reward, while others hope to receive the tickets to the events in the Asian Games. Sports lovers are eager to have free access to city stadiums. Some opportunists suggest the government hand out lottery tickets, in which case they may have the chance to win a big fortune. In contrast, those who hold a down-to-earth attitude are looking forward to some new year lucky money or to have more discounts when taking buses or the subway. For apartment hunters in their 20s or 30s, nothing can be more comforting than the thought of being able to buy an Asian Games Village apartment at a reasonable and acceptable price.
[写作内容]
1. 约30个词概括短文的要点；
2. 然后以约120个词写一篇文章，并包括以下要点：
1）你对政府给市民发送亚运大礼包的看法；
2）你想要政府送什么样的亚运大礼？为什么？
[写作要求]
1. 可以参照阅读材料，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2. 不得出现真实姓名和学校名称。
[评分标准] 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。