Part I Writing
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay on the following topic. You should write at least 120 words but no more than 180 words.
作文題一：印象最深的活動
AA campus activity that has benefited most.
作文題二：印象最深的課程
A course that has impressed you most in college.
作文題三:印象最深的同學
A classmate of yours who has influenced you most in college.
Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes)
Section A
Directions：In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once.
For decades, Americans have taken for granted the XXXX development of new technologies. The innovations(創新)XXXX opment during World War II and afterwards were(36)_____ to the prosperity of the nation in the second half of the 20th century. Those innovations, upon which virtually all aspects of(37)_____ society now depend, were possible because the United States then(38)_____ the world in mathematics and science education. Today, however, despite increasing demand for workers with strong skills in mathematics and science, the(39)_____ of degrees awarded in science, math, and engineering are decreasing.
The deeling in degree production in what are called the STEM disciplines(science, technology, engineering, and math.)seems to be(40)_____related to the comparatively weak performance by U.S. schoolchildren on international assessments of math and science. Many students entering college have weak skills in mathematics. According to the 2005 report of the Business Higher Education Forum, 22 percent of college freshmen must take remediat(補習的)math(41)_____, and less than half of the students who plan to major in science or engineering(42)_____complete a major in those fields.
The result has been a decrease in the number of American college graduates who have the skills, (43)_____ in mathematics, to power a workforce that can keep the country at the forefront(前言)of innovation and maintain its standard of living. With the(44)_____ performance of American students in math and science has come increased competition from students from other countries that have strongly supported education in these areas. Many more students earn(45)_____ in the STEM disciplines in developing countries than in the United States.
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Part IV Translation
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to translate a passage from Chinese into English. You should write your answer on Answer Sheet 2.
翻譯題一：大熊貓是一種溫順的動物，長著獨特的黑白皮毛。因其數量極少，大熊貓已被列為瀕危物種。大熊貓對於世界自然基金會有著特殊意義。自1961年該基金會成立以來，大熊貓就一直是它的徽標。大熊貓是熊科中最稀有的成員，主要生活在中國西南部的森林裡。目前，世界上大約有1000只大熊貓。這些以竹為食的動物正面臨許多威脅。因此，確保大熊貓的生存比以往更重要。
翻譯題二：中國的網際網路是全世界發展最快的，2010年，中國大概有4.2億網民，而且人數還在迅速的增長，網際網路的日漸流行帶來了重大的社會變化，中國的網民往往不同與國外的網民，美國的網民更都多的是受實際需要的`驅使，用網際網路為工具發電子郵件，買賣商品，科學研究，規劃形成或者付款，中國網民更多都是出於社交的原因使用網際網路，因而更廣泛的使用論壇、部落格，聊天室等。
翻譯題三：越來越多的中國年輕人正對旅遊產生興趣，這是近年來的新趨勢。年輕遊客數量的不斷增加，可以歸因於他們迅速提高的收入和探索外部世界的好奇心，隨著旅行多了，年輕人在大城市和著名景點花的時間少了。他們反而更為偏遠的地方所吸引。有些人甚至選擇長途揹包旅行。最近調查顯示，很多年輕人想要通過旅行來體驗不同的文化，豐富知識，拓展視野。
