My dear child,You are about to participate in the n-ext leg of your journey through life. For u-s, this part is bittersweet. As you go off to college, exciting new worlds will open up to you. They will inspire and challenge yo-u; you will grow in incredible ways.This is also a moment of sadness Your departure to college makes it undeniabl-y clear that you are no longer a child. Th-ere has been no greater joy than watching you arrive at this moment. You have turn-ed our greatest challenge into our greate-st pride. Although we have brought you t-o this point, it is hard to watch you depar-t. Remember above all things we will miss you.College will be the most important t-ime of your life. It is here that you will tru-ly discover what learning is about. You of-ten ask, "Why do l need to know this?" I e-ncourage you to stay inquisitive, but re-member this: "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he lea-rned in school." What you learn is not as i-mportant as the fact that you learn. This i-s the heart of scholarship: moving from t-eacher-taught to master-inspired, on ov-er to the point where you become a self-l-earner. So, take each subject seriously, an-d if something doesn't immediately enga-ge you, don't despair. Embrace it as a cha-llenge. Find a way to make it your own.Of course, you must still take care to sign up for courses which stimulate you p-assion and your intellectual capacity. Do-n't be bound by what other people think. Steve jobs said, when you are in college, y-our passion will create many dots, and l-ater in your life you will connect them. So, don't worry too much about what job you will have; don't be too practical. If you like French or Korean, study it even if someone else tells you that it's not useful. Enjoy p-icking your "dots". Be assured that one d-ay, you will find your own meaningful ca-reer, and you will connect a beautiful cur-ve through those dots.You know that we always want you t-o do your best, but don't let the pressure of grades get to you, We care only that y-ou try your vary best, and that you learn.1. Why does the father say college will be the most important years of his child's lif-e?A.Because college opens up exciting new worlds.B.ecause the child will find out what lea-rning is about in college.C.Because a college education is very im-portant.D.Because the child will acquire the nece-ssary knowledge and skills to succeed.2. According to the father, what kind of c-ourses should be taken?E.Courses that suit one's intellectual leve-l.F.Courses that can simulate one's passio-n.G.Courses that are popular.H.Courses that are very practical.3. What does the word "dots" refer to in P-ara. 4?I.New and seemingly unconnected thin-gs.J.All things that students will learn from professors.K.Courses that are useful for one's future career.L.Small round marks connected to for a c-urve.4. According to the father, what are the m-ost important instruments we will ever p-ossess?M.A healthy body and a sound mind.N.New experiences.O.Strength and beauty.P.College life and education.

Skiing has been around since early civilization, evidenced by a 5,000-year-old rock carving representing men on skis hunting deer in Norway, and the discovery of a ski dating back to 6000 B.C. found in Vis, Russia. Historians debate where skiing first got its start, though; some argue that it was in Altay, China, in 8000 B.C.Modern skiing, however, can date back to the Scandinavians, who mainly used skis as a means of travel or for other practical purposes, particularly the Indigenous Sámi people in Norway, Finland, and Sweden, writes Raymond Flower in The History of Skiing and Other Winter Sports. Norse myths (挪威神话) even described Ull, a winter god, on skis with curved tips and included other stories of heroes and goddesses skiing down mountains.Some of the first official competitions began around 1850 in Norway, with the first recorded race in Sweden held outside Stockholm in 1879. Skiing became a household word with the publication of the popular book offering a thrilling account of Norwegian explorer Fridtjof Nansen’s difficult and historic journey on skis across Greenland in 1888.The sport spread to the Swiss Alps, where it was enjoyed largely by British vacationers, before clubs popped up around the world in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Variations of the sport developed over the years, such as the slalom race (障碍滑雪), downhill jumping, and mountaineering. The British are largely credited with transforming skiing from its Scandinavian roots into the highly competitive sport it is now. In 1921, they developed rules that became widely accepted and adjusted the slalom race to include flag gates to test the skill of skiers’ turns.Skiing then exploded in popularity after World War II, when ski resorts (胜地) gradually developed to receive single-day skiers as well as those taking longer vacations.【小题1】What can we learn about Raymond Flower?A．He wrote about skiing.B．He invented skiing.C．He recorded Norse myths.D．He was good at rock carving.【小题2】Why did skiing become a well-known word in the late 1800’s?A．Some official competitions were held.B．The British spread it all over the world.C．It was written in the textbook on history.D．An adventure book about skiing came out.【小题3】Who contributed most in changing skiing to a more competitive sport?A．The Swiss.B．The British.C．The Norse.D．The Finn.【小题4】What can be the best title for the text?A．How Did Skiing Develop in Norway?B．Why Did People Kill Time by Skiing?C．What Are Skiing Adventures All About?D．What Are the Ancient Origins of Skiing?

8. Studying for new qualifications is one way of boosting your career.A. advancingB. proposingC. advocatingD. promising

36.Text 3 When education fails to keep pace with technology,the result is inequality.Without the skills to stay useful as innovations arrive,workers suffer-and if enough of them fall belund,society starts to fall apart.That fundamental insight seized reformers in the IndusLrial Revolution,promoting state-funded universal schooling.Later,automation in factories and offices called forth a surge in coUege graduates.The combination of education and innovation,spread over decades,led to a remarkable flowering of prosperity.Today robotics and artificial intelligence call for another education revolution.This time,how-ever,working lives are so lengthy and so fast-chanf;ing that simply cramming more schooling in at the start is not enough.People must also be able to acquire new skills throughout their careers.Unfortunately,as our special report in Lhis issue sets out,the lifelong learning that exists today mainly benefits high achievers and is therefore more likely to aggravate inequality than diminish it.If 21st-century economies are not to create a massive underclass,policymakers urgently need to work out how to help all their citizens leam while they earn.So far,their ambition has fallen pitifully short.The classic model of education-a burst aL the start and top-ups through company training-is breaking down.One reason is the need for new,and constantly updated,skdls.Manufacturing in~creasingly calls for brain work raLher than physical work.The share of the American workforce employed in routine office jobs declined from 25.5%t0 21%between 1996 and 2015.The single,stable career has gone the way of the Rolodex.Pushinf;people into ever-hit;her levels of formal education at the start of their lives is not the way to cope.Just 16qo of Americans think that a four-year college degree prepares students very well for a good job.Although a vocational education promises that vital first hire,those with specialtized training tend to withdraw from the labour force earlier than山ose with general educaUon-perhaps because they are less adaptable.At the same time on-the-job training is shrinking.In Amenca and Britain it has fallen by roughly half in the past two decades.Self-employment is spreading,leaving more people to take responsi-bility for their own skills.Taking time out later in life to pursue a formal qualirication is an option,but it costs money and most coUeges are geared towards youngsters.We can infer from Paragraph I that_____ A.B. A. society will collapse without innov8tion C.D. B. education is the only way to social prosperity E.F. C. inequality may originate from poor education G.H. D. most workers in factories are college graduates

Now and again I have had horrible dreams, but not enough of them to make me lose my delight in dreams. To begin with, I like the idea of dreaming, of going to bed and lying still and then, by some queer magic, wandering into another kind of existence. As a child I could never understand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss about any holiday. This still puzzles me. I am mystified (迷惑的) by people who say they never dream and appear to have no interest in the subject. It is much more astonishing than if they said they never went out for a walk. Most people or at least more Western Europeans do not seem to accept dreaming as part of their lives. They appear to see it as an irritating little habit, like sneezing or yawning. I have never understood this. My dream life does not seem as important as my waking life, if only because there is far less of it, but to me it is important. As if there were at least two extra continents added to the world, and lightning excursions running to them at any moment between midnight and breakfast. Then again, the dream life, though queer and confusing and unsatisfactory in many respects, has its own advantages. The dead are there, smiling and tailing. The part is there, sometimes all broken and confused but occasionally as fresh as a daisy. And perhaps, as Mr. Dunne tells us, the future is there too, winking at us. This dream life is often overshadowed (蒙上阴影) by huge mysterious anxieties, with luggage that cannot be packed and trains that refuse to be caught; and both persons and scenes there are not as dependable and solid as they are in waking life, so that Brown and Smith merge into one person while Robinson splits into two, and there are thick woods outside the bathroom door and the dining room is somehow part of a theatre balcony; and there are moments of loneliness or terror in the dream world that are worse than anything we have known under the sun. Yet this other life has its interests, its happiness, its satisfactions, and at certain rare intervals, a serene glow or a sudden joy, like glimpses of another form of existence altogether, that we cannot match with open eyes. Silly or wise, terrible or excellent, it is a further helping of experience, a bonus after dark, another slice of life cut differently, for which, it seems to me, we are never sufficiently grateful. Only a dream! Why only? It was there and you had it. “If there were dreams to sell,” Beddoes inquires, “What would you pay?” I cannot say off hand, but certainly the price would be rather more than I could afford. 1 When the author was young, he thought that ____ . A by dreaming people could live a better life indeed B he was puzzled by the mysterious quality of dreams C it was astonishing that adults loved holidays so much D it was a pity that adults could not enjoy dreams 2 According to the author, most Western Europeans ____ . A have ignored the important aspects of dreams B don’t know how to enjoy life in their dreams C value dreams very highly D think of sneezing when thinking of dreams 3 The advantageous aspect of dreams lies in ____ . A the short moments it has relieved people from the burden of life B experiencing the impossible or unrealistic, even broken parts of life C the refreshing power it endows people when they wake up in the morning D the mystery it brings when in dream people can predict their future 4 In the author’s opinion, we should thank a dream because ____ . A it makes us enjoy a different life B we can avoid terrible things in real life C we can experience various emotions in dreams D it can help us regain the innocent moments of life 5 What can be inferred from the author’s answer to Beddoes’ question? A Dreams may be manufactured and sold in the near future. B The price of a dream is ridiculously higher than expected. C People are silly if they set a high value on dreams. D The value of dreams is greater than we’ve imagined.

18【填空题】As long as it keeps ticking, you will know what time it is. What happens if it is not____or it stops?

What does the woman think of learning Spanish?A. It improves her performance in other subjects.B. It enables her to help her father in businessC. It makes her lose interest in Spanish.D. It presents great difficulty for her.

(单选题，2分)The SI unit for electrical capacitance is: ( )A. FaradB. HenryC. CoulombD. Tesla

9. (3.0分)“它们以其表层下的无数物种为我们提供给养。”This sentence can be translated as "With countless species beneath their surface, they provide for us."A. 正确B. 错误

33.【翻译题】As days went by, a deep friendship began to develop between them.(英译汉) 请输入答案，3000文字以内：