2013年9月28日托福阅读真题回忆(新东方版)
新托福真题：2013托福阅读考试真题及答案解析(8)
根据一份今在「英国医学杂志」刊出的报告指出，母乳虽然含有丰富营养，但长期吃母奶无助於降低幼儿罹患气喘和过敏症状风险。
【Section One】ArticleThe benefits of breast-feeding are many and varied. Studies suggest that breast-fed kids are smarter, taller, thinner, healthier and less stressed than babies on bottles. Plus, breast-feeding helps moms bond with their babies and may even lower their blood pressure. So, is there anything breast milk can‘t do? Apparently, yes, according to a new study published Tuesday by BMJ Online: It doesn‘t offer infants much defense against asthma or allergies.That‘s a question researchers have long debated. Until now, the evidence has been mixed: Some studies have suggested that exclusive, prolonged breast-feeding helps stave off asthma and allergies later in life; other studies have shown no protection, or even an increased risk. But most of the available data has come from observational studies. The new BMJ paper, in contrast, was a large, long-term randomized trial that involved more than 17,000 breast-feeding women and babies, 13,889 of whom were tracked until age 6 1/2. Researchers recruited the moms in maternity hospitals and clinics in Belarus. About half of them — those who had already begun breast-feeding — were encouraged to continue breast-feeding exclusively; the control group got no such extra urging.Researchers report that women in the intervention group breast-fed significantly longer than women in the control group: at three months, 73% of the intervention group was breast-feeding, compared with 60% of the control group, and the number of women breast-feeding exclusively was seven times higher. By a year after birth, rates of breast-feeding had dropped across the board; but still, 20% of the intervention group was breast-feeding versus 11% of the controls.In general, about 10% of the children had ever suffered wheezing in their lives, though less than 1.5% had had full-blown asthma. Roughly 3% to 5% had had hay fever, and about 1% had suffered bouts of eczema. Researchers also performed skin-prick tests on the children; again, there was no significant difference between incidence of allergy — to dust mites, cats, pollen, grass and Alternaria, a common fungus —between the groups. In the breast-fed group, about 9% were allergic to pollen and Alternaria, 12% to cats and grass and 15% to dust mites.Absolute rates of all allergies were slightly lower in the control group, but the variations weren‘t statistically relevant.The BMJ study is "to our knowledge.. the largest randomizedtrial ever done in the area of human l actation," write the study‘s authors. But it‘s not likely to be the last. Science will continue to debate the discrete pros and cons of breast-feeding, but doctors unanimously agree that breast, in general, is best for babies‘ health, growth and development. Mothers should breast-feed newborns for at least 12 months — and exclusively for at least 6 months — according to American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines.【Section Two】Vocabulary。
新托福真题：2013托福阅读考试真题及答案解析(9)
Introduction海啸是一种具有强大破坏力的海浪。
当地震发生于海底，因震波的动力而引起海水剧烈的起伏，形成强大的波浪，向前推进，将沿海地带一一淹没的灾害，称之为海啸。
VocabularyTsunami n.海啸high-rises n.高楼(注意前面用的是tall buildings)temblor n.地震holocaust n.大屠杀universal time n.(=Greenwich Time)世界时间,格林尼治(平均)时extensive 这里注意原文中“the most extensive tsunami warning system around”我们在写作的时候也可以这样用最大的什么机构组织。
tremor n.震动, 颤动bulletin n.公告evacuate v.疏散, 撤出, 排泄fiasco n. 大惨败dialects n.方言比较长，建议只泛读ArticleWednesday‘s massive earthquake near Indonesia was distressingly similar to the one that killed over 220,000 people in December of 2004. Both happened off the coast of Sumatra and put atleast a dozen other countries at risk of tsunami. Yesterday’s magnitude-8.4 quake was smaller than the 9.1 of 2004, but only slightly. Tall buildings swayed in Jakarta, and some high-rises were evacuated in Singapore. And less than 24 hours later, the quake was followed by a second and third temblor in the same area, which brought buildings down in the coastal Indonesian city of Padang and triggered more tsunami warnings around the region.So far, the damage appears to be much less serious than the 2004 disaster —thankfully. It’s too early to guess at a body count, but most of the destruction will probably come from the quakes themselves, not from a tsunami.Three years after one of the worst disasters in history, though, the quakes pose worrisome questions: are we any more prepared? Has any progress been made in building better tsunami warning systems? Or can we expect another holocaust any day now?One thing, at least, has changed dramatically. The first earthquake happened at 11:10 universal time. Although it occurred in the Indian Ocean, it was detected by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, headquartered in Hawaii, which has the most extensive tsunami warning system around — largely because the Pacific Ocean is where 70% of the world’s earthquakes normally happen.The 2004 quake was quickly detected by the Pacific Center, too, so that’s no big deal unto itself. This time, th ough, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (and a Japanese warning system that also noticed the earthquake) knew what to do with the information. Fourteen minutes after the tremor, the Pacific Center sent a bulletin around the world, warning all at-risk nations that there might be a tsunami and estimating when it might strike, to the minute. Those channels of communication simply didn’t exist in 2004. Basic as it may seem, this across-the-water communication represents a huge breakthrough.But a warning onl y helps if someone passes it along. And here’s where things get dicey all over again. "Presumably all of the countries should have gotten that bulletin in minutes," says Lori Dengler, a geology professor and tsunami expert at Humboldt State University in California. "Then it becomes an internal decision to decide whether to call a tsunami warning in their country. Because we’re dealing with sovereign nations, that makes it complex."Each nation on the Indian Ocean has its own procedure — or lack thereof — for what to do next. They decide whether to issue a public warning, whether to call for an evacuation and how to do it in a waythat people understand. In some places, like southern Bangladesh, a warning to evacuate was disseminated by police over loudspeakers four hours before the tsunami might have arrived, and many people rushed to high ground.But in Indonesia, the last test run didn’t go so well. In July 2006, a major earthquake caused a tsunami, headed for Java. The Indonesian government received the alert, but the island of Java still had no real warning system. More than 600 people died.Indonesia’s ability to communicate with the public has improved since the Java fiasco, says Laura Kong, director of the International Tsunami Information Centre. And to be fair, it’s a difficult problem. Disseminating an effective warning fast is complicated. There is currently much debate in emergency-management circles over the relative merits of sirens, text messages and other high-tech gadgetry. The state of California has not yet figured out the best way to get a tsunamialert to its coastal residents; Indonesia, in comparison, must spread the word to 235 million people who speak hundreds of dialects.But there are simpler ways to avoid tsunami fatalities. Before most waves strike, the ground shakes or the sea recedes dramatically. In some areas, everyone knows that these signs mean you must head for high ground; in most places, though, people are unaware of the warning signs. In Thailand, which lost 5,400 people in the Indian Ocean tsunami three years ago — half of them tourists — many hotels still do not educate guests about these simple clues. "Putting up a danger sign is bad for business," says Kong. "The businesses, and hotels in particular, are wary." I t’s a shocking lapse, but not an uncommon one: Kong has runinto the same attitude in Hawaii hotels and has learned to temper her expectations. She hopes that at the least, front-desk staff and other key hotel employees can be trained on recognizing the signs of a tsunami to assist guests in an emergency. "We just have to be practical and reasonable."Overall, however, Kong believes that we’re much better off than we were a couple of years ago. If the 2004 tsunami happened again today in exactly the same way, the death toll would be lower, she says.That’s good, since we can expect more of them. A major incident like the 2004 quake puts geological stress on the entire region — not the most stable in the world to begin with — which helps explain why we have seen more magnitude-8 or larger quakes there than normal. Especially in Indonesia, nestled right in the middle of a nest of earthquake faults, it can only be a matter of time.Homework1. What is the main idear of this Article?2.Please translate the sentence into Chinese.It‘s a shocking lapse, but not an uncommon one: Kong has run into the same attitude in Hawaii hotels and has learned to temper her expectations.3.what is "one thing,at least, has changed dramtically"?4.what is the simpler way to avoid tsunami fatalities?。
9月28日托福写作真题解析
2013年9月28日托福写作真题解析综合写作:Why bioluminescent mushroom produce light阅读：Three theories1 spreading of pores(light在fruiting bodies那个地方)2 preventing predators(by attracting the predators that prey on mushroom-feed insects)3 get rid of harmful chemicals听力反驳：Less convincing1 有些light不在那个body里，即发光和存spore不是一个部位2 研究表明蘑菇吸引到的predator很少，不足以吃完insects3 getting rid of harmful chemical是本能，不然就会死。
但有的蘑菇有发光有的却没有，甚至同一个species也是有的没有，有的有，而他们中的大多数也能防止有害物质并存活下来。
独立写作：When you are assigned an important presentation for work or school, you prefer to work on it right away so that you can work on it a little bit every day, or wait until you have a good idea about the presentationA lot of students prefer to start their schoolwork closer to when it’s due, but not me. I like to start working as soon as I get an assignment.One reason I think this method works better is because it feels less stressful. For example, if you spread out an essay assignment over 2 weeks instead of doing it all in 2 days, the assignment suddenly do esn’t seem as daunting. You only need to work on it an hour or two a day, instead of cramming all of your writing and research into a 48-hour marathon. But this reason alone wouldn’t be enough to get me working on assignments early.Another reason it’s be tter to start tackling schoolwork right away is that spreading work out over a longer period gives you more time to consider different approaches to your task. If you’re writing about a historical event, for example, it might be helpful to think about it from multiple perspectives. But rushing through your writing and research over the course of 2 days may not give you the pauses you need to distance yourself from the work and consider different interpretations. If you took your time, on the other hand, you might get flashes of inspiration during your time away from working on the assignment. Developing your topic bit by bit every day, you can incorporate interesting or unconventional ideas that might not have occurred to you had you just left the assignment untouched until the last minute.Finally, I think doing your work early is a good way to actually retain the material. Studies have shown that spaced-repetition—that is, reviewing previously learned material at spaced out intervals—is far more effective for remembering information than just cramming. That’s because our brains need some time to process and incorporate the information we’ve learned into our long-term memory. By reinforcing our knowledge over a period of, say, weeks rather than hours, we give our brains the time they need to really learn things thoroughly. I know this holds true for me personally—if I study in the weeks leading up to a test rather than just the night before, I remember the information much better.It’s easy to put off work u ntil the last minute, but starting early has a lot of benefits. It’s less stressful, for one thing, but it also gives you time to consider your approach more fully and you learn better by starting early, too. Beginning work as soon as it’s assigned will be nefit you greatly in the long run.。
新托福真题：2013托福阅读考试真题及答案解析(3)
任何饮食习惯都无法违反热力学定律，即使现在充斥各种神奇的减重方法，减轻体重的唯一方法只有消耗的热量。
但新的研究指出增加体重的身体位置可以提供线索来决定那种饮食习惯将最适合你。
【Section One】ArticleNo diet has ever been able to defy the laws of thermodynamics. Whether you go low carb, low fat, low this or low that, the only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you consume. Even the new "it" diet, volumetrics—which uses fancy terms such as energy density and satiety to describe why filling up on certain low-calorie, water-based foods like celery makes you less hungry—can‘t mir aculously melt away fat. But new research indicates that where on your body you pack onextra kilograms may provide a clue to determining which diet will work best for you.It is already widely accepted that even the most rigorously adhered-to diet will not produce the same results from person to person. Some of us are simply genetically predisposed to burn more calories more efficiently than others. Restricting those calories, as you do on a diet, will similarly lead to differing results. But the biggest wild card in the diet game may be how you crank out insulin.As digestion breaks down much of what we eat into sugary,energy-rich fuel that helps keep us on the go, insulin triggers the body to store excess sugar floating around the bloodstream as fat. Insulin was particularly important in our caveman days, when we needed theenergy from one meal to last as long as possible, until we had hunted down the next. "Insulin is the hormone of feast," says Gary D. Foster, director of the center for obesity research and education at the Temple University School of Medicine in Philadelphia.But nowadays, with food so plentiful that groups like Weight Watchers are making a fortune promoting portion control, our insulin is often forced to work overtime, sweeping up the excess carbohydrates we pour into our system from candy bars or fruit juice or starchy foodslike pasta. Sometimes insulin can do such a good job of responding to a spike in blood sugar that it causes those levels to quickly drop. Thisin turn can lead to feelings of hunger shortly after a big meal. Forthis reason, many scientists think insulin‘s ride on the blood-sugar roller coaster may be a stimulus for overeating and, as a result, weight gain. It would be nice if there were an easy way to determine howaggressive your particular insulin response is, and now it appears there is.In a study of 73 obese adults published last month in theJournal of the American Medical Association (J.A.M.A.), Dr. David Ludwig, director of the obesity program at the Children‘s Hospital Boston, and his colleagues looked at high- and low-insulin secretors. People who rapidly secrete a lot of insulin after eating a little bit of sugar tend to carry their excess weight around their waist—the so-called apple shape. People who secrete less insulin carry their excess fat aroundtheir hips—the pear shape. Those differences are more thanaesthetic.Low-secreting, pear-shaped people will do equally well oneither type of diet. But the results went deeper than simply how much weight was lost.Over the course of six months, high-secreting, apple people lost an average of 6 kg on a low-glycemic diet and just 2.3 kg on a low-fat diet. Low-secreting, pear people lost about 4.5 kg on both diets. At the end of 18 months, however, the pear-shaped people had gained back halfof the weight they had lost on either diet. Apple-shaped people gained back almost 1.4 of the 2.3 kg they lost on the low-fat diet but kept off all the weight they lost on the low-glycemic diet. While the study isre vealing, almost nothing about it is simple. It‘s not clear just what the mechanism is that links body shape and insulin levels—a crucial detail if scientists are going to understand the full implications of their findings. More important, nothing suggests that apple-shapedpeople should simply dash out to sign up for an Atkins-type low-carbohydrate diet.True, a large report published in J.A.M.A. earlier this year showed that regardless of body shape, Atkins produces the greatestshort-term weight loss. ("If you want to look good in your wedding gown, I would go for Atkins," says Dr. Anastassios Pittas, assistant professor of medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine.) But adherents tend to fall off the low-carb wagon and quickly gain back unwanted kilograms. What‘s more, the Atkins diet allows only a small fraction of caloriesto come from carbs, compared with 40% on the new study‘s low-glycemic regimen. The more balanced diet allows—indeed, encourages—people toeat whole-grain cereals and other complex carbs that take longer to digest and thus don‘t cause the rapid fat production that accompanies spikes in blood sugar. Atkins‘ more restrictive regimen may reduce fateven faster, but people lose weight on both diets. "Atkins just does it with a bludgeon instead of a chisel," says Ludwig.What‘s clearer from the study is that apple-shaped people should probably not choose low-fat diets, because the white rice or other types of simple carbs they are still allowed to eat may have a yo-yo effect on blood-sugar levels, making them hungrier sooner. The study didn‘t evaluate whether these people would do better on an Ornish-style vegetarian diet that restricts fat intake and has dieters make up the difference by eating lots of complex carbs, such as brown rice and oats—which are high in fiber and tend to make people feel fuller longer—as well as low-sugar fruits like blueberries.。
2013年托福考试写作真题
2013年1月12日An effective leader should try to make others feel that they are part of the decision making process.2013年1月13日It is important to make sure that others know about your strengths and accomplishments; if you are not so, you will be never successful in life.2013年1月26日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Young people today are more likely to help others than young people in the past.2013年1月27日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: the place people choose to live has more effect on happiness than the job people choose.2013年3月2日Do you agree or disagree: The world is busy and crowded; we should not expect people to be polite to others.2013年3月3日Do you agree or disagree：young people today are more likely to give time and effort to improve the world than young people were in the past.2013年3月16日Movies and TV programs made in one’s own country are more interesting than those made in other countries.2013年3月17日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement: A leader should admit if they made a bad decision. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.2013年3月24日It is easier for parents to raise children today than it does 50 years ago2013年3月30日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Though many countries nowadays pay special attention to environmental problems (such as pollution or global warming), the environmental situation will not be improved in the future. 2013年4月14日Which of the following do you think contributes the most to an enjoyable vacation?A. Good FoodB. Good LocationC. Good Friends to travel with2013年4月20日Do you agree or disagree that with the following statement? It’s more important for the government to spend money to build art museums and music performance centers than to build recreational facilities (such as swimming pool and playgrounds).重复2009.9.19北美.2013年5月11日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Governments should spend money on scientific research even if it has no practical value?2013年5月26日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The personal andwork-related challenges that young people face today are not very different from the challenges their parents and grandparents faced in the past.2013年6月8日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is more fun to see a movie in the cinema with other people than see a movie at home.2013年6月15日Do you agree or disagree with the statement? The way a person dresses is a good indication of his/her personality and character.2013年6月30日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People will be happier if they have fewer possessions?2013年7月13日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People rely on their neighbors less now than they did in the past.2013年7月14日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People are more friendly in the past than today.2013年7月20日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Parents now spend too much time on determining the futures of their children; children should be allowed to make their own choices.Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is impossible to be completely honest with your friends.2013年8月17日Would you rather your school spend money social events and facilities or on improving the cafeteria menus? Use specific examples to support your answer. 2013年8月24日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is important to have rules about the types of clothing that people are allowed to wear at work and at school.2013年8月25日第一套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It’s less important to eat with families regularly nowadays.第二套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Some scientists are responsible for the negative impacts that are made by their discoveries.2013年9月1日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Only movies that can teach us something about real life is worth watching.2013年9月8日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? To increase economic growth, the government should ignore environmental concerns. Use specific examples to support your answer.2013年9月14日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who keep their room neat and organized are more likely to be successful in the future.2013年9月28日When you are assigned an important presentation for work or school, you prefer to work on it right away so that you can work on it a little bit every day, or wait until you have a good idea about the presentation.2013年9月29日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? University students should be required to take history courses no matter what filed they study.第一套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? In order to succeed, we should be more like others than be different from others.2008.10.12NA/2010.2.7ML第二套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who move out of native village or town are more successful and happier than people who stay in their native village or town. 2011.2.20ML.2013年10月20日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is always better to purchase in large stores than in several small shops that specialize in different items.2013年10月27日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Student activities do as much benefit as academic study. (重复2012.7.6NA)2013年11月2日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is better for people to have friends who are intelligent than to have friends who have a good sense of humor.2013年11月23日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Teachers’ performance should be evaluated by students rather than by other teachers.2013年11月24日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? People who leave home for the city are more likely to be successful and happier than people who remain in village. Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.2013年12月1日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? All school teachers should be required to take courses every five years to update their knowledge. 2013年12月7日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? The government must make choice about how to spend its money on amusing the people. Given the choice between spending tax dollars on art or sports, it should choose to spend those dollars on art.第一套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? It is easier to maintain good health nowadays than it was in the past.第二套Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Students nowadays do not respect teachers as much as they did in the past.2013年12月21日Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Advertising is less honest than in the past. For this reason, it is not useful for people to choose products to buy.2013年12月28日Should children spend most time playing and studying, or they should be required to help the family with household chores, like cooking and cleaning?。
2013年9月28日托福阅读真题回忆
2013年9月28日托福阅读真题回忆小马过河为大家准备了“2013年9月28日托福阅读真题回忆”，供各位备考托福的考生们参考使用，来提高自己的托福成绩！免费咨询电话：400-0123-267第一篇TOPIC the origin of plant and animal domestication介绍domestication，一种观点以为domestication起源于某一两个地方，然后传播开来，但各地的驯化方法不同，有人觉得domestication发生的很快。
然而，这是一个很漫长的过程。
接下来讲驯化开始的动机，有人说是为了增加food supply，因为人口增加了。
另一种更好的解释是trade，通过驯化来获得有贸易价值的物种。
最后说domestication带来了很多麻烦。
人口迅速增长，环境破坏，因为种植粮食而破坏植被，导致水土流失。
贫富差距，因为不是所有人都从贸易中获益。
第二篇TOPIC High middle ages of europe讲中世纪前期人口减少，环境恶劣，但是自10世纪开始，一切开始好转。
首先是农业创新，产量提高。
然后耕作工具和方法改进。
贸易往来也随着产量提高而增加，而且商人走的越来越远，都到了东亚中国了。
国王贵族等有权有势的人住的地方周围渐渐形成了大的市场，因为商人选择就近把东西卖给有钱人。
第三篇TOPIC bees讲蜂群蜜蜂很多，只有一个女王，雄峰很少，只是用来交配。
大部分都是母蜜蜂，几乎所有家务活都包了，除了生孩子。
孩子有女王来生。
另外讲蜜蜂们的沟通，可以有一些肢体语言，比如著名的摇摆舞。
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2013年9月28、29日托福（TOEFL）独立写作题目预测
2013年9⽉28、29⽇托福（TOEFL）独⽴写作题⽬预测说明： (1)预测内容涉及到了教育、⼈⽣、媒体、经济、科学、政府、名⼈、年轻⼈、成功、商业等话题，题⽬中或对单⼀话题进⾏设问，或结合进⾏。
请同学们注意分类，根据以下(3)短时间进⾏备考。
(2)综合2013年已结束的考试⽇重复情况：9⽉28⽇备考年份重要性由⼤到⼩排序为2010、2009、2012、2008、2011、更早或2013;9⽉29⽇为2009、2008、2012、2011、2010、更早或2013。
当然，不排除原题改写与全新题。
(3)复习备考步骤：1.根据已分类题⽬在⾃⼰的思想及知识积累中搜索背景、论据和例证;2.根据所回顾信息对具体题⽬进⾏个性化写作、修改;3.根据已分类题⽬搜罗最近相关新闻与评论，积累例证，进⽽升华观点。
正⽂： ⼀级重点 2007年 Modern society has become more complex, so it is essential for the young people to have the ability to plan and organize.2007.7.21⼤陆(2009.12.5⼤陆) 2008年 1)Advertisements targeting children aged between 2 and 5 should be banned.2008.2.8北美 2)Technology makes people's lives simpler rather than makes people's lives more complicated.2008.2.23北美/2010.09.26⼤陆 3)To solve the problem of present and future, it is necessary to understand the past.2008.3.1北美 4)Most businesspeople are motivated only by the desire for more money.2008.8.16NA 5)Children should only play sports for fun rather than play sports in competitions or contests.2008.11.14北美 6)Sports teach us lessons about life.2008.12.5北美 2009年 1)A job with more vacation time but a low salary is better than a job with a high salary but less vacationtime.2009.2.27NA 2)Professional athletes who receive high salaries, such as football or basketball players, deserve what theyget.2009.5.15北美 3)Younger school children (ages five to ten) should be required to study art and music in addition to math language, science and history.2009.5.30北美 4)Telephones are playing a more effective role than television in people's life.2009.8.21⼤陆 5)To achieve successful development of a country, a government should focus its budgets more on young children's education rather than on universities.2009.11.7北美(To achieve successful development of country, a government should spend more money on young children's education (5-10) rather than on university.2012.8.25北美) 6)People often buy products not because they really need them but because other people havethem.2009.11.22ML/2013.05.11ML2010年 1)People can solve important problems by themselves or with the help from their family members so there's no need for the government to help them.2010.3.20NA 2)If you need to discuss upsetting or controversial problems with others, will you use e-mail/text messaging OR use telephone/voice-messaging.2010.6.19北美 2011年 1)The most important characteristic for politician is to accept responsibility for mistake.2011.2.5北美 2)Young people nowadays have no influence on decisions that determine the future of the society as a whole.2011.2.26北美 3)The most important problems affecting our society today could be solved during your lifetime.2011.3.4北美(The most important problems affecting our society today could be solved during your lifetime.2012.10.27⼤陆) 4)When a new technological devices become available. Some people buy it right away, while others will wait until many have acquired it. Which do you prefer?2011.6.25北美 5)The most important investment for a company is to spend money to improve the work skills of its employees.2011.8.20北美 6)The rapid growth of cities in today's world is a mostly positive development for the society.2011.9.18⼤陆 7)People who cannot accept the criticism from others will not be successful at working in a group.2011.12.2北美 2012年 1)The opinions of celebrities, such as certain entertainer or athletes, are more important for younger people than older people.2012.1.21北美 2)It is better to work with your own computer and telephone at your home than work in your company's office.2012.2.18北美 3)The world is busy and crowded, we should not expect people to be polite to others.2012.5.25NA/2013.3.3ML 4)All school teachers should update their knowledge every five years.2012.6.23北美 5)When you are assigned an important presentation for work or school, you prefer to work on it right away so that youcan work on it a little bit every day, or wait until you have a good idea about the presentation?2012.7.28NA 6)People show less respect to teachers than they did in the past.2012.8.17北美 7)Teachers' performance should be evaluated by students rather than by other teachers.2012.9.15北美 8)Your job has more effect on your happiness than your living environment dose.2012.9.27北美 9)The best leader should admit if they made a bad decision.2012.9.29NA 10)The rules that the whole societies today expect to young people to follow and obey are too strict.2012.10.12北美 11)Young people today are less dependent on their parents than in the past.2012.10.27NA 12)Parents should spend more time playing games or doing sports with their children or they should spend more time helping their children with their schoolwork.2012.11.3NA 13)Should the government support artist or should artist support themselves?2012.11.16NA 14)People learn about one person from books and movies that they like.2012.11.17北美 15)People live in countryside are happier than people live in the city.2012.12.01北美 16)Students can use their mobile phones to surf on the internet or listen to the music while doing theirhomework.2012.12.08北美⼆级重点 2007年 1)Teachers should assign homework for students everyday.2007.01.13ML/2008.04.27ML 2)The major purpose of television is to educate, not to entertain.2007.10.5ML 2008年 1)The environmental issue is too complex to be solved by the individuals.2008.3.14北美 2)All university students should take basic science courses regardless of their field of concentration.2008.8.8北美(All high-school students should take basic economic courses.2010.2.27北美) 3)The only effective way for government to encourage energy conservation is increasing the price of gasoline and electricity.2008.9.28ML 4)In order to succeed, we should be more like others than be different from others.2008.10.12北美/2010.02.07⼤陆 5)Movies and televisions have more negative effects than positive effects on young people's behavior.2008.11.09⼤陆 2009年 1)University students should take part-time jobs.2009.6.12NA 2)Movies and TV programs made in one's own country are more interesting than those made in othercountries.2009.7.25NA/2013.3.16ML 3)Movies are worth watching only when they teach us something about the real life.2009.09.11NA/2011.08.28ML 4)Movies and televisions should always show audience good people are being rewarded and bad people are being punished.2009.10.17北美 2010年 1)It is more likely for people with more skills to succeed.2010.6.26北美 2)It is better to relax by watching a movie or reading a book than doing physical exercise.2010.10.17⼤陆 2011年 1)It is better to choose a university whose graduates have good job opportunities than a university who has famous professors.2011.4.2北美/2012.5.12⼤陆 2012年s f i d = " 1 7 4 " > 0 0 1 ) W h i c h f o l l o w i n g s t a t e m e n t d o y o u t h i n k i s t h e b e s t t o m a k e n e w f r i e n d s : 1 . 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