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saying “I had to bear my trouble”?52. What can be inferred from the last sentence of the passage?PASSAGE TWO53. Why does the UN use the olive branch in its symbol?PASSAGE THREE54. According to the author, what balance should we keep in welfare?55. What does the author mean by saying “Even under the worst of circumstances, we believe we are in control of our lives” (Para. 10)?PART VI WRITING [45 MIN]Read carefully the following excerpt on termtime holiday arguments in the UK, and then write your response in NO LESS THAN 200 words, in which you should:summarize the main message of the excerpt, and thenment on whether parents should take children out of school for holiday during term time in order to save money.You should support yourself with information from the excerpt.Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.Termtime holidays will be banned Parents are to be banned by Michael Gove, UK’s Education Secretary, from taking their children out of school to save money on holidays. He is to abolish the right of head teacher to “authorise absence” from the classroom, which has been used to let families take termtime breaks, and will warn them they face fines for their children not being at school.“Any time out of school has the potential to damage a child’s education,” a senior source at the Department for Education said this weekend. “That is why the government will end the distinction between authorised and unauthorised absence.”“This is part of the government’s wider mitment to bring down truancy levels in our schools. There will also be stricter penalties for parents and schools.”The tough measures on truancy are part of a wider attempt by Mr. Gove to make education more academically rigorous and to tackle a culture in the educational establishment which he believes has accepted “excuses for failure”.Russell Hobby, the general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, said the measure would discourage parents from trying to put pressure on heads to sanction term time holiday. “ The high cost of holidays outside of term time is still an issue but ultimately a child’s education is more important than a holiday,” he said.—THE END— A. The kind of people suitable for the trip.B. Interests and hobbies of the speakers.C. Recruitment of people for the trip.D. Preparation for the trip to Mars......Conversation TwoWrite your response on ANSWER SHEET THREE.—— THE END ——ANSWER SHEET 1(反面)PART II LISTENING COMPREHENSION What is Grit?My questionsWhy isn’t . the only difference between students? What is the key to(1) ______? (1)______My Researchinvestigation of all kinds of (2)______: including: (2)______— West Point Military Academy—(3) _______ (3)______— private paniesMy finding: grit as predictor of success Grit is(4) ______ for a very longterm goals (4)______ Grit is working hard for years to make (5)______ (5)______Grit is living your life like a(6) _____ (6)______My survey High school juniors took grit questionnaires (7)______ kids were more likely to graduate (7)_____Gritbuildinglittle is known about how to build grit in studentsdata show grit is unrelated to (8)_______ (8)____growth mindset is the belief that the ability to learn is (9) _______ (9)____kids with grit believe failure is(10) ______ (10)____ConclusionWe need to be gritty about getting our kinds grittier.TEM 4 SCRIPT PARTⅠDICTATION Listen to the following passage. Altogether the passage will be read to you four times. During the first reading, which will be done at normal speed, listen and try to understand the meaning. For the second and third readings, the passage will be read sentence by sentence, or phrase by phrase, with intervals of 15 seconds. The last reading will be done at normal speed again and during this time you should check your work. You will then be given 1 minute to check through your work once more. Please write the whole passage on ANSWER SHEET ONE.Now listen to the passage.Are you confident or insecure in a difficult situation?Do you react positively or negatively?The answer may depend in part on whom you are around.A study found that negative thinking can be contagious in some cases.For example, the researchers studied 103 college roommates.They measured each roommate’s tendency towards negative thinking.It was found that thinking patterns can be contagious.Students with a negativethinking roommate became more depressed themselves. And students with more positive thinking roommates were more likely to bee more positive as well.The second and third readings. You should begin writing now.The last reading.Now, you have two minutes to check through your work. (a twominute interval)That is the end of PartⅠ Dictation.2016年4級(jí)聽寫評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)THINK POSITIVE AND FEEL POSITIVE(標(biāo)題忽略不計(jì))第一組:Are you confident or insecure in a difficult situation? /Do you react positively or negatively? /The answer may depend in part on whom you39。re around. /A study found that negative thinking can be contagious in some cases./For example, the researchers studied 103 college roommates. / (45words)第二組:They measured each roommate’s tendency towards nega