一 作文部分

1. 现在许多人热衷于各类证书考试

2.其目的各不相同

3.在我看来

Certificate Craze

For the past year or two， the pursuit of various certificates has emerged as a gold rush across the Chinese landscape. According to a recent report released by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences， a leading think-tank in the Middle Kingdom， some 60 percent of individuals are keen on obtaining a great variety of certifications， ranging from Business English Certificate to diverse Professional Certificates. This is an intensely popular trend that we cannot afford to ignore。

Digging into this prevailing tide， we can identify that a couple of driving forces are at work， and the single most important one， on my personal level， is the mounting strain stemming from the cut-throat competition on the Chinese mainland. People‘s intentions are sharply different when pursuing a certificate. As far as the graduates are concerned， a host of students argue that diverse certificates can demonstrate their abilities and their competitive edge is hugely sharpened compared with their peers. Take a concrete example. Candidates holding a highly recognized certification will stand a much better chance of landing a decent and high-paying post. On the part of the white-collar staff， the professional certificates matter much in the course of progressing up the corporate ladder。

However， whether a certificate can truly reflect an individual’s capability is widely questionable. As might be expected， folks are split over this issue. From my own perspective， we should be rational as to the craze of getting certificates. Most importantly， we are supposed to put honing our real skills at the top of the agenda. Only in this way can we hope to stay ahead of the increasingly stiff competition。

（由燕守伟老师提供）

二 快速阅读部分

1 D） The low graduation rates of minority students。

2 B） Its increased enrollment of minority students。

3 A） The rising generation will be less well educated than the previous one。

4 C） Fifteen percent。

5 A） they recruit the best students。

6 A） Universities are to blame。

7 B） They cannot afford the high tuition。

8 they are less qualified

9 some preparatory courses

10 be closed

三 听力部分

11 C） She has not got the man‘s copies for her

12 B） She was late for the appointment

13 A） It won’t be easy for Mark to win the election

14 D） It failed to arrive at its destination in time

15 D） Just make use of whatever information is available

16 D） The woman isn‘t qualified to take the course the man mentioned

17 B） They are both to blame

18 B） They are in desperate need of financial assistance

19 D） We derive some humorous satisfaction from their misfortune

20 C） They don’t know how to cope with the situation

21 A） They themselves would like to do it but don‘t dare to

22 C） To relieve her feelings

23 D） Bringing a handgun into Hong Kong

24 D） He is suspected of having slipped something in Kunmar’s bag