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　　Part Ⅰ Writing

　　The First Place I Will Show in My Hometown—the Central Avenue

　　My hometown is Harbin. The most interesting place which I would like to take my foreign friends to is the Central Avenue, if they come to my hometown. The reasons for this can be illustrated as below.

　　To begin with, as the symbol of Harbin, the Central Avenue not only has a long history, but also a famous food palace. There are a variety of delicious foods for you to choose. Just take the ice-cream brick of Ma Dieer as an example. Many of tourists to the Central Avenue sing their praises for the ice-cream brick of Ma Dieer. In addition, the brilliant historic culture of the Central Avenue can widen people’s vision and enhance their knowledge, which lays a solid foundation for the understanding of this fabulous city—Harbin.

　　I believe my foreign friends will enjoy themselves in the Central Avenue. Not only can they appreciate the wonderful landscape of Harbin but also taste authentic northeast food. No better place can be chosen than the Central Avenue!

　　Part Ⅱ Listening Comprehension

　　1-5: BDDCD

　　6-10: ADBAC

　　11-15: ACBCA

　　16-20: DABDC

　　20-25: BCDAB

　　26. identical

　　27. approach

　　28. back and forth

　　29. opposite

　　30. indicates

　　31. referring to

　　32. parallel to

　　33. reserved

　　34. at the right angle

　　35. embarrassing

　　Part III Reading Comprehension

　　Section A

　　36. melted

　　37. line

　　38. contributing

　　39. ranging

　　40. dramatic

　　41. impact

　　42. appealing

　　43. average

　　44. maintain

　　45. recently

　　Section B

　　46. C Physical books will surely become much rarer in the marketplace….

　　47. N Books—especially books the average…

　　48. J Nor did TV kill radio…

　　49. H Sometimes a new technology doesn’t…

　　50. A Amazon, by far the largest…

　　51. L Sometimes old technology lingers for…

　　52. B Does this spell the doom of the ….

　　53. F One technology replaces another only…

　　54. C Physical books will surely become much rather…

　　55. M Then there is the fireplace…

　　Section C

　　56. B The humanities and STEM subjects should be given equal importance.

　　57. D Their chances of getting a good job.

　　58. A They benefit students in their future life.

　　59. D Those who have received a well-rounded education.

　　60. C Prepare themselves for different job options.

　　61. A It sounds very attractive.

　　62. D They cause serious damage to the environment.

　　63. C It wants to keep its own environment intact.

　　64. B It improves economic efficiency.

　　65. A To justify America's dependence on oil imports.

　　Part IV Translation

　　In order to promote equality in education, China has invested 36 billion Yuan to improve educational facilities in rural areas and strengthen rural compulsory education in Midwest areas. These funds are used to improve teaching facilities, and purchase books, benefiting more than 160,000 primary and secondary schools. Funds are used to purchase musical instrument and painting tools as well. Now children in rural and mountainous areas can have music and painting lessons as children from coastal cities do. Some students who has transferred to city schools to receive a better education are now moving back to their local rural schools.