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Part A
This is one of the greatest masterpieces of Chinese landscape painting. When westerners first discovered Chinese paintings like this one, they could not see their value. To understand painting, you need to understand calligraphy. The character is not a picture of an object in the real world, but a symbol for an idea. As Chinese characters are symbols for ideas, so elements in a Chinese landscape, rocks, water, trees and mountains, became symbols of concepts. For the Chinese, pictures painted with a brush are symbols that carry both the surface meaning and additional hidden meanings. Chinese paintings are not just pretty pictures. They mean something.
Part B
视频对话
W: Good afternoon, Dr. Brown. We are very honored to have you with us today.
M: Thanks for inviting me, Mary.
W: We know that you have been studying sleep and health for many years.
M: Yes, I started my research in 2010.
W: I know that good sleep makes me feel better, but I am not so sure about the specific health benefits of good sleep.
M: Well, recently I have published a book named Sleep and Health. According to my research, good sleep benefits our mind, weight, heart and more. Yet, few of us realize that. Now more and more people, including young students, are having sleep problems.
1. 学生是如何受到睡眠影响的？
How are students affected by sleep?
电脑回答For children between the ages of 10 and 16, if they haven’t got enough sleep, they are more likely to have problems with attention and learning. College students who don’t get enough sleep have worse grades than those who do. So don’t sacrifice sleep even if you are trying to meet a deadline. Get a good sleep and you might get a good score.
2. 睡眠好还有其他什么好处吗？
Is there any other benefit of good sleep?
电脑回答Well, good sleep also helps you have a healthy weight. If you are thinking about going on a diet, you might need to plan an earlier bed time. People tend to feel more hungry and eat more when they get less sleep. Researchers find that dieter who sleep well lose more fat than those don’t.
3. 那意味着我们应该多睡觉吗？
Does that mean we should sleep more?
电脑回答Well, it depends. Too much or too little sleep is associated with a shorter lifespan. But sleep surely affects the quality of life. If you sleep better, you will certainly live better. It’s pretty clear.
1. When did Dr. Brown start his research on sleep and health?
He started it in 2010.
2. What is the name of Dr. Brown’s book?
Sleep and Health.
3. What is Dr. Brown’s suggestion for students who are trying to meet a deadline?
Do not sacrifice sleep.
4. Why do people need to plan an earlier bed time if they go on a diet?
People tend to feel more huny and eat more when they get less sleep.
5. What is associated with a shorter life?
Too much or too little sleep.
PART C
你将听到一段独白，独白播两遍。听完独白后，用自己的话复述独白的内容。
梗概：Tom担心妹妹缺粮过冬，偷偷送米给她，却发现妹妹也在做同样的事情。
关键词：worry(担心) add(添加) strange(奇怪的) hide(藏) same(同样的)
The Rice Is Back
Tom and Mary were brother and sister. They lived in the same village. Tom had many children to feed and Mary also had a big family to raise. They worked very hard every day on their farms. They were poor but both lived a happy life. One year, there was little rain and the rice did not grow well. They got the smallest harvest ever. At night, Tom could not sleep, worrying that Mary might not have enough food to survive the long winter. He got up and went to his farm house while he filled the bag with rice. Then he went to Mary’s house and secretly add the rice to her pile. Every night, when every one was asleep, Tom did the same thing. After two weeks, Tom noticed something strange. His pile did not seem to be any smaller. He decided to find out what had happened. One midnight, he hid himself in the farm house and waited. After a while, a shadow appeared. Tom was surprised to find it was Mary. She was coming in, carrying a bag of rice. She had been doing the same thing, taking her rice and adding it to Tom’s pile.