Part I Writing
One possible version:
To Live on Campus or Not?
Nowadays, some university students do not live on campus. Instead, they rent a room outside of the university. Some people think that renting a room is a good idea. It’s much more convenient than living in a dorm with other students. Living on one’s own gives students more freedom and saves them from disturbances.
On the other hand, some people believe that students should share a dorm with his / her fellow students. First of all, it costs less than renting a room. Second, living with others is a good experience that will teach students how to compromise and how to cooperate.
As far as I’m concerned, I would like to share a dorm with my classmates. Living together may lead to some troubles. But problems will be solved as long as everybody is sincere. Living together in a dorm is fun. We can get to know each other and learn from each other.
Part II Reading Comprehension
(Skimming and Scanning)
1. D)。根据第一段中“But for most, science is not a happy subject. Do you think back to studying science and get a feeling of dread, anxiety or fear?”可知，对大多数人来说，科学不是一个让人高兴的科目，很多人回想起幼年时学习科学的经历，可能都会感到害怕和忧虑。
2. C)。根据第二段中“Let’s face it — science and math aren’t the most glamorous subjects around, and kids don’t want to seem uncool.”一句可知，科学和数学不是很酷的科目，而孩子们不想看上去不酷，所以他们会很容易对科学和数学失去兴趣。
3. C)。根据第三段的相关内容可知，Young Scientist Challenge这个竞赛活动的设计目的是为了鼓励孩子们学习科学。
4. D)。根据第七段第一句“Once you pick your topic, it’s time to start writing, but you’ll need to write a script instead of an essay.”可知，一旦选定了题目，就要开始写作了，是写一个脚本，而不是写一篇论文。
5. C)。根据第七段“Videos will be accepted only if the student is the only one in the video and if the video is obviously done by the student.”一句可知，视频的录制必须由本人独自完成，而且视频中只能有本人，不能有其他人。据此可以推断画线这句话的意思是“你不能抄袭其他人的视频”。producing被加了引号，可见是反语用法。
6. B)。根据第十段最后一句“The only hint the contestants get is that all of the challenges will revolve around the theme.”可知，比赛中选手面对的挑战是围绕着某个主题的。
7. D)。根据倒数第二段第一句“The challenges are designed to highlight a student’s leadership, teamwork, problem-solving skills and communication.”可知，领导能力、团队精神、解决问题的能力和沟通技巧都很重要，但是D)“竞争意识”在文章中没有提到。
8. secure a place in the finals。根据第四段最后一句“From there, only 10 students secure a place in the finals and win an all-expense paid trip to the competition.”可知，最终只有10名选手能够获得决赛资格，可以全程免费参加比赛。
9. release topics for students to focus on。根据第六段倒数第二句“Along with the theme, the judges also release topics for students to focus on.”可知，除了给出竞赛的主题外，评委还会告诉学生准备哪些相关的话题。
10. narrow the contestants down to 10。根据第九段最后一句“As we mentioned in the previous section, the judges determine the theme and the topics, as well as watch all of the video submissions and narrow the contestants down to 10.”可知，评委还要审学生交上来的视频，最后从众多选手中选出10名佼佼者。
Part III Reading Comprehension
(Reading in Depth)
Section A
11. B)。 根据后面的“or they can happen in a matter of minutes”可知，此空的动词应该和happen并列，并且意义相近，都表示“发生”。
12. N)。根据此空前面的内容可知，这里说山体滑坡有时候规模小，就像你从斜坡上踢下块石头，slope：斜坡。
13. L)。根据“There are many different kinds of mass movements”可知这里说山体滑坡的种类，categorize：分类。
14. J)。根据上文，可知这里说尽管有很多种类，但是每种山体滑坡的原理都是土壤层和下面的岩石层之间在某种程度上的分离，to some 14 表示“在某种程度上”，degree：程度。
15. E)。根据 “loose mixture” 和“Bedrock is the more 16 , solid layer of rock underneath.”可知，此处说的是土壤层和岩石层的不同特质，有比较关系，土壤相对于岩石是比较松弛的，副词relatively：相对地。
16. A)。此空的形容词应该和空格前面的loose并列并且意思相对，loose：松弛;和空格后面的solid并列并且意思相近，stable：稳定，稳固。
17. K)。根据“Although the word landslide often is used (incorrectly) to encompass many types of mass movements”，可知，滑坡这个词常被用来指多种大型位移，但实际上并非如此，滑坡这个词指的是一种更具体、更确切的自然现象，specific：具体的，确切的。
18. I)。这句话是解释滑坡的原理，沿着某个不坚固地带，岩石或沉积物从坚固的基岩上松动脱落下来的现象被称作滑坡。zone：地带。
19. O)。此空说的是“起作用的外部力量”，acting在这里的意思是：作用于。
20. F)。根据“will be weakened and the poster will fall”可知，这个句子说的是如果有外力作用在海报上，或者粘贴海报的胶带湿了(没有粘性了)，海报就会从墙上掉下来，connection：连接，衔接。
Section B
Passage One
21. A)。根据第一段中“In every other area, students are being exposed to things that are intellectually challenging and exciting because they are new.”可知，其他的科目都比较新颖、富有挑战性而且让人感到兴奋，而物理与这些科目恰恰相反，所以可以推断出stodgy 在这里表示“难而无趣”。
22. C)。根据第二段中“The number of women and minorities receiving Ph.D.’s in science and engineering is on the rise.”可知，女性和少数民族获得科学和工程学博士学位的人数正在增加。
23. A)。根据第三段中画线一句话可知，这里是把过去和现在的情况做了对比，以前对科学教育非常重视，现在没有那股热情了。
24. D)。根据第四段前两句可知，Anne Tweed是说“一些低年级的学生能问出一些创新性的问题，从他们身上我们看到了希望”，可以推断低年级同学对科学的兴趣正与日俱增。
25. B)。根据最后一段最后一句“It does not require any more skill or intelligence to learn this way, and it’s the best way to get and keep the kids we really want, the ones who are real thinkers and who are creative.”教给孩子们最基本的物理知识，不需要任何技巧或高智商，这是获取知识的最好方法。通过这种方法，我们可以将孩子塑造成我们想要的样子，即富有创造力的、有思想的人。
Passage Two
26. B)。根据第一段中“The depression is often associated with excessive eating or sleeping and weight gain.”可知，冬季抑郁症可能会导致暴饮暴食，所以也有可能导致人超重。
27. A)。根据第二段第二句“Increasing your daily exposure to as much natural light as possible can be helpful to many.”即要增加每天晒太阳的时间，这样对治疗冬季抑郁症很有帮助，这一段都是在说怎样增加光照，所以第二段所说的这种疗法最重要的因素就是自然光照。
28. C)。根据第三段的内容，说的是每天早晨在一个固定的时间起床，那么遵守日程和有规律的生活方式可以避免冬季抑郁症的发生，所以C)正确，keep at bay表示“遏制，使……不能迫近”。
29. D)。根据第四段中“Another lighting technique to try is to replace commonly used light bulbs in your home with brighter full spectrum (also known as broad spectrum) light bulbs.”可知，灯光疗法需要使用特殊制作的灯泡，而不是普通的灯泡。
30. A)。根据最后一段第一句“If none of these techniques seem to help your depressive symptoms, you should consider consulting your family physician or a mental health professional.”可知自助疗法并不是100%有效的，有时候对缓解症状没有用，这时候就需要去咨询家庭医生或者心理健康专家了。
Part IV Translation
Taoism first originated in China. The founder of Taoism is Laozi, a philosopher and thinker who lived in the late Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC). Tao Te Ching whose authorship has been attributed to Laozi, is considered to be the main Taoist classic. Taoism advocates the value of a human being’s life, recommends the discarding of all desires and worries from one’s mind, and encourages the cultivation of moral character and the nourishment of human nature. The following is an example of Laozi’s golden saying:
The way that can be told of is not an unvarying way;
The names that can be named are not unvarying names.
It was from the nameless that Heaven and Earth sprang;
The named is but the mother that rears the ten thousand creatures, each after its kind.
Truly, only he that rids himself forever of desire can see the secret essences;
He that has never rid himself of desire can see only the outcomes.