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1.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaforeignfriendwhowantstostudyinChina.Pleaserecommendauniversitytohim.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

2.Directions:Forthispart,youareallowed30minutestowritealettertoaforeignfriendwhowantstoteachEnglish.Pleaserecommendacitytohim.Youshouldwriteatleast120wordsbutnomorethan180words.

3.中国，地球上最吸引人的国家之一，有5000多年的历史，是目前全球第二大经济体(thesecondlargesteconomy)。随着广泛的经济改革，中国正经历着显著、快速的变化。1949年以前的中国极端贫困、收入不平衡(incomeinequalities)、国家不安全。由于经济改革，从1980年开始，人民的生活水平开始提升至基本水平之上。全国人口有了足够的食物、衣服和住房，普通家庭可以吃得起各种各样的食物，穿得上时尚的衣服。

4.鱼是春节前夕餐桌上不可或缺的一道菜，因为汉语中“鱼”字的发音与“余”字的发音相同。正由于这个象征性的意义，春节期间鱼也作为礼物送给亲戚朋友。鱼的象征意义据说源于中国传统文化。中国人有节省的传统，他们认为节省得愈多，就感到愈为安全。今天，尽管人们愈来愈富裕了，但他们仍然认为节省是一种值得弘扬的美德。

5.生活在中国不同地区的人们饮食多种多样。北方人主要吃面食，南方人大多吃米饭。在沿海地区，海鲜和淡水水产品在人们饮食中占有相当大的比例，而在其他地区人们的饮食中，肉类和奶制品更为常见。四川、湖南等省份的居民普遍爱吃辛辣食物，而江苏和浙江人更喜欢甜食。然而，因为烹饪方式各异，同类食物的味道可能会有所不同。

6.A)Gettingaroundacityisonething--andthenthere'sthematterofgettingfromonecitytoanother.Onevisionoftheperfectcityofthefuture:aplacethatofferseasyaccesstoairtravel.In2022,aUniversityofNorthCarolinabusinessprofessornamedJohnKasardapublishedabookcalledAerotropolis:TheWayWe'llLiveNext.Kasardasaysfuturecitiesshouldbebuiltintentionallyaroundornearairports.Theidea,ashehasputit,istoofferbusinesses"rapid,long-distanceconnectivityonamassivescale."

B)"The18thcenturyreallywasawaterbornecentury,the19thcenturyarailcentury,the20thcenturyahighway,car,truckcentury--andthe21stcenturywillincreasinglybeanaviationcentury,astheglobebecomesincreasinglyconnectedbyair,"Kasardasays.Songdo,acitybuiltfromscratchinSouthKorea,isoneofKasarda'sprimeexamples.Ithasexistedforjustafewyears."Fromtheget-go,itwasdesignedonthebasisofconnectivityandcompetitiveness,"saysKasada."ThegovernmentbuiltthebridgedirectlyfromtheairporttotheSongdoInternationalBusinessDistrict.Andthesurfaceinfrastructurewasbuiltintandemwiththenewairport."

C)Songdoisastone'sthrowfromSouthKorea'sIncheonAirport,itsmaininternationalhub.Butittakesalotmorethananearbyairporttobeacityofthefuture.Justbuildingaplaceasan"internationalbusinessdistrict"doesn'tmeanitwillbecomeone.ParkYeonSooconceivedthiscityofthefuturebackin1986.HeconsidersSongdohisbaby."Iamavisionary,"hesays.Thirtyyearsafterheimaginedthecity,Park'sbabyiscloseto70percentbuilt,with36,000peoplelivinginthebusinessdistrictand90,000residentsingreaterSongdo.It'saboutanhouroutsideSeoul,builtonreclaimedtidalflatsalongtheYellowSea.There'saCoastGuardbuildingandatalltradetower,aswellasapark,golfcourseanduniversity.

D)Chancesareyou'veactuallyseenthisplace.SongdoappearsinthemostfamousmusicvideoevertocomeoutofSouthKorea."GangnamStyle"referstothefashionableGangnamdistrictinSeoul.ButsomeofthevideowasfilmedinSongdo."Idon'tknowifyouremember,therewasasceneinasubwaystation.ThatwasnotGangnam.ThatwasactuallySongdo,"saysJungWonSon,aprofessorofurbandevelopmentatLondon'sBartlettSchoolofPlanning."Partofthereasontoshootthereisthatit'snewandnice."

E)Thecitywassupposedtobeahubforglobalcompanies,withemployeesfromallovertheworld.Butthat'snothowithasturnedout.Songdo'sreputationisasafuturisticghosttown.Buttherealityismorecomplicated.Abridgewithbig,light-blueloopsleadsintothebusinessdistrict.Inthecenterofthemainroad,there'salonglineofflagsoftheworld.Onthecorner,there'saStarbucksanda7-Eleven--alloftheinternationalbrandsthatyouseeallovertheworldnowadays.

F)Thecityisnotempty.Therearemotherspushingstrollers,oldwomenwithwalkers--eveninthemiddleoftheday,whenit's90degreesout.ByunYoung-JinchairstheSongdorealestateassociationandstartedsellingpropertyherewhenthefirstphaseofthecityopenedin2022.Hesaysdemandhasboomedinthepastcoupleofyears.MostofhisclientsareKorean.Infact,thedevelopersays,99percentofthehomesherearesoldtoKoreans.Youngfamiliesmoveherebecausetheschoolsaregreat.Andthat'stheproblem:SongdohasbecomeapopularKoreancity--morepopularasaresidentialareathanabusinessone.It'snotyetthefuturisticinternationalbusinesshubthatplannersimagined."It'sagreatplacetolive.Andit'sbecomingagreatplacetowork,"saysScottSummers,thevicepresidentofGaleInternational,thedeveloperofthecity.Thefloor-to-ceilingwindowsofhiscompany'sofficesoverlookSongdoCentralPark,withacanalfullofkayaksandpaddleboats.Shimmeringglasstowerslinethecanal’sedge.

G)"What'shappenedis,becausewefocusedoncreatingthatqualityoflifefirst,whichenabledtheresidentstolivehere,whathasprobablymissedthemarkisforcompaniestolocatehere,"hesays."Thereneedstobestrongeconomicincentives."Thecityisstillunfinished,anditfeelsabitlikeathemepark.Itdoesn'tfeelallthatfuturistic.There'sahigh-techundergroundtrashdisposalsystem.Buildingsareenvironmentallyfriendly.Everybody'stelevisionsetisconnectedtoasystemthatstreamspersonalizedlanguageorexerciseclasses.

H)ButStarTrekthisisnot.Andtosomeoftheresidents,Songdofeelshollow."I'm,like,inprisonforweekdays.That'swhatwecallitintheworkplace,"saysawomaninher20s.Shedoesn'twanttousehernameforfearofbeingfiredfromherjob.ShegoesbacktoSeouleveryweekend."IsayI'mprison-breakingonFridaynights."Butshehastomaketheprisonbreakinherowncar.There'snohigh-speedtrainconnectingSongdotoSeoul,justover20milesaway.

I)ThemanwhofirstimaginedSongdofeelsfrustrated,too.ParksayshebuiltSouthKoreaaluxuryvehicle,"likeMercedesorBMW.It'sagoodcarnow.Butwe'rewaitingforagooddrivertoaccelerate."Buttherearelotsofothergoodcarsoutthere,too.Theworldisdottedwithfuturistic,high-techcitiestryingtoattractthebiggestinternationalcompanies.

J)Songdo'sbackerscontendthatit'sstillearly,andbusinessspaceisfillingup--about70percentoffinishedofficesarenowoccupied.BrentRyan,whoteachesurbandesignatMIT,saysSongdoprovesauniversalprinciple."Therehavebeenalotofutopiancitiesinhistory.Andthereasonwedon'tknowaboutalotofthemisthatalotofthemhavevanishedentirely."Inotherwords,whenitcomestocities--oranythingelse--itishardtopredictthefuture.

36.Songdo'spopularityliesmoreinitsqualityoflifethanitsbusinessattraction.

37.ThemanwhoconceivedSongdofeelsdisappointedbecauseithasfallenshortofhisexpectations.

38.AsceneinapopularSouthKoreanmusicvideowasshotinSongdo.

39.Songdostilllacksthefinancialstimulusforbusinessestosetupshopthere.

40.Airplaneswillincreasinglybecomethechiefmeansoftransportation,accordingtoaprofessor.

41.Songdohasendedupdiferentfromthecityitwassupposedtobe.

42.SomeofthepeoplewhoworkinSongdocomplainaboutboredomintheworkplace.

43.Abusinessprofessorsaysthatafuturecityshouldhaveeasyaccesstointernationaltransportation.

44.Accordingtoanurbandesignprofessor,itisdifficultforcitydesignerstoforescewhatwillhappeninthefuture.

45.ParkYeonSoo,whoenvisionedSongdo,feelsaparentalconnctionwiththecity.

7.中国汉族人的全名由姓和名组成。中文姓名的特点是，姓总是在前，名跟在其后。千百年来，父姓一直世代相传。然而，如今，孩子跟母亲姓并不罕见。一般来说，名有一个或两个汉字，通常承载父母对孩子的愿望。从孩子的名字可以推断出父母希望孩子成为什么样的人，或者期望他们过什么样的生活。父母非常重视给孩子取名，因为名字往往会伴随孩子一生。

8.ProfessorAshokGoelofGeorgiaTechdevelopedanartificiallyintelligentteachingassistanttohelphandletheenormousnumberofstudentquestionsintheonlineclass,Knowledge-BasedArtificialIntelligence.ThisonlinecourseisacorerequirementofGeorgiaTech'sonlineMasterofScienceinComputerScienceprogram.ProfessorGoelalreadyhadeightteachingassistants,butthatwasn'tenoughtodealwiththeoverwhelmingnumberofdailyquestionsfromstudents.

Manystudentsdropoutofonlinecoursesbecauseofthelackofteachingsupport.Whenstudentsfeelisolatedorconfusedandreachoutwithquestionsthatgounanswered,theirmotivationtocontinuebeginstofade.ProfessorGoeldecidedtodosomethingtoremedythissituationandhissolutionwastocreateavirtualassistantnamedJillWatson,whichisbasedontheIBMWatsonplatform.

GoelandhisteamdevelopedseveralversionsofJillWatsonbeforereleasinghertotheonlineforums.Atfirst,thevirtualassistantwasn'ttoogreat.ButGoelandhisteamsourcedtheonlinediscussionforumtofindallthe40,000questionsthathadeverbeenaskedsincetheclasswaslaunched.ThentheybegantofeedJillwiththequestionsandanswers.Aftersomeadjustmentsandsufficienttime