一、填空 亞洲卷 Ironic, dramatic, pompous, stuffy, peremptory, ordeal, circumvent, assiduous, snide, flop, neophyte, primacy, fundamentally, solely, idealistic, realistic, evocative, confounded, inscrutable, trifling, solace, easygoing, circumvent, respite, breach, dissemination, unruffled, sanctuary 北美卷 confront, protean, galvanize, ameliorate, laud, defiant, wonder, regret, abate, vigilance, commemorate, compilation, yeaning, fairness, instrumental, vocal, capricious,placid, provincial, zealous, cynical , verisimilitude, gloat, pliability, taciturn, paean, incredulous 二、閱讀 單篇Passage 1 埃及獅身人面像 sphinx—每個(gè)人對(duì)sphinx都有自己的觀察角度導(dǎo)致不同的看法,舉到Mark Twain及其他幾個(gè)例子來說明對(duì)待某件事情每個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)都不同 單篇Passage 2 Telescope觀天象—作者開始用很一般的望遠(yuǎn)鏡一直觀察不到,后來觀察多了發(fā)現(xiàn)是需要等待然后才會(huì)看到奇異景象,而非望遠(yuǎn)鏡的問題。文章后半段講作者個(gè)人發(fā)現(xiàn)。 單篇Passage 3 兩姐妹A&S到grandmother N和她得姐姐 Big N家住。兩老太太各自更喜歡兩姐妹中的其中一個(gè)。兩姐妹感冒時(shí)候兩個(gè)grandmother因更希望自己喜歡的那個(gè)受到更多關(guān)注而發(fā)生激烈沖突。 長(zhǎng)對(duì)比文章 大學(xué)教育應(yīng)該專注學(xué)術(shù)還是要教道德—Passage1 認(rèn)為學(xué)校應(yīng)該注重本職,即授課。Passage2認(rèn)為不是課堂和教授來培養(yǎng)這種性格,而是通過課外活動(dòng)來培養(yǎng)學(xué)生的興趣來樹立正確道德觀。 短對(duì)比文章 圖書館—passage1 描述自己在圖書館用電腦找信息然后買了本書,隨后意識(shí)到自己在圖書館卻在網(wǎng)上買書是件奇怪的事情,自己產(chǎn)生疑問,自己究竟是做什么的? Passage2作者認(rèn)為圖書館十分有益,提供了很多書籍因此可以提供很多觀點(diǎn) 北美卷 LSP1:recording information through passing down orally vs. writing, LSP2:a guy walks through a garden—a disappointing adventure LSP3:a fisherman passage (population decreasing), LPP:a computer programming passage short passages: the burnt steak chemical thingy Experimental section: a rabbit turning to duck picture 三、寫作 亞洲卷 Should people buy goods from a company or person who has good behaviors? 北美卷 Is it more important to remain consistent or change mind when circumstances change? 四、語法 北美卷 1. Section 10 ...and yet... are hired(A) 2. ISE:選E個(gè)數(shù)維持4個(gè)左右;Their back 改成 their backs XXX, as a direct (把hired 改成 was hired) 亞洲卷 1. ISE:* 綜述:沒有少見題,多個(gè)單復(fù)數(shù),選E的個(gè)數(shù)接近今年的平均值4個(gè)。* 第一題是形容詞副詞的問題,* 樂觀者和悲觀者悲觀者cannnot see the point about..doing so.... 2. IS: make an effort at 改成 make an effort to do 3. IP:摩天大樓