Task 1
柱状图：澳大利亚三个年份参加休闲活动百分比+五种活动男女占比。
范文：
The data provided illustrates trends in participation rates among males and femalesover different years, as well as their preferences for various leisureactivities. Overall, while male participation shows a significant decline overthe years, female participation experiences a steady increase, which not onlyreflect the changing engagement levels between genders in general participationover the years but also underline their differing interests in specific leisureactivities
In the first set of data, the percentage of males who participate declines from 90% in1996 to 70% in 2006, reflecting a downward trend. Conversely, females startwith a participation rate of 35% in 1996, which rises substantially to 65%by 2006, indicating a growing engagement in the activities measured. This starkcontrast highlights a shift in participation dynamics between the genders overtime.
Moving to the second set of data concerning leisure activities, there are notabledifferences in preferences between males and females. Cinemas attract a mere10% of males compared to 25% of females. In the case of Pop Centers, 30% ofmales participate, significantly higher than the 15% of females. The museuminterest is relatively close, with males at 20% and females at 18%. KTV shows malesleading at 15%, while females are slightly lower at 12%. Finally, in beachactivities, females hold a preference at 30%, surpassing the male participationrate of 25%.
Task 2
Some people think that there could be more benefits to society if more people study business than history. To what extent do you agree or disagree.
范文：
Some people maintain that society gains more when students focus on business ratherthan historical scholarship. Nevertheless, I disagree with this perspective.
I disagree that having more business students than historians fosters bettersocial outcomes, because neglecting the past erodes national identity andconstrains communal development. In academic environments driven by marketdemands, historical study often becomes perfunctory and undervalued. Dwindlingenrollment in history leaves cultural traditions unexamined, graduallyweakening a people’s sense of heritage and belonging. For instance, companiesignorant of their nation’s lineage often struggle to integrate distinctivecustoms into products, weakening global competitiveness. When cultural identityis diluted, broader social contributions diminish, since cultural uniquenessunderpins a country’s international standing. Hence, prioritizing commerce athistory’s expense ultimately fails to deliver greater benefits for thecollective good.
I disagree that prioritizing commerce over history offers superior rewards,because it favors short-term profit at the expense of groundbreaking ideasrooted in the past. In spheres dominated by immediate returns, systematic studyof earlier triumphs and failures tends to be overlooked. Focusing purely onquick gains restricts the chance to adapt proven solutions or glean freshinspiration from past milestones. For example, Da Vinci’s advanced engineeringinsights and ancient compounds like artemisinin have profoundly influencedmodern technology and medicine. Without tapping such historical achievements,societies risk stagnation by reinventing the wheel or missing crucial catalystsfor progress. Thus, championing business while sidelining history hardlyprovides broader benefits to the public in the long run.
In some cases, I agree that emphasizing business over history does deliver tangiblerewards for both economies and individuals. When nations struggle withrecession or rising unemployment, directing resources toward commercial fieldscan boost revenues and remedy urgent challenges. By cultivating a larger cohortof entrepreneurial graduates, policymakers encourage job creation and nurturemarket dynamism. For instance, vibrant start-ups and multinational corporationsflourish when adept leaders can seize profitable openings and optimizeresources. As these enterprises expand, tax revenue grows, enablingimprovements in infrastructure, education, and essential public services.Accordingly, prioritizing business studies in certain contexts can indeed yieldmeaningful social dividends.
To conclude, although an influx of business graduates can yield short-term gains,dismissing history undermines cultural identity and sustained innovation.Ultimately, a balanced emphasis on both fields is far likelier to securelasting rewards for society at large.
阅读
Passage1主题：海洋的可循环新能源
多选+填空+判断
1 B
2 C
3 待回忆
4 C
5 A
6 待回忆
7 D
8 待回忆
9 25
10 ammonia
11 turbine
12 500
13 liquid
Passage2主题：土地沙漠化 Howdeserts are formed
原文：
A
A desertrefers to a barren section of land, mainly in arid and semi-arid areas, wherethere is almost no precipitation, and the environment is hostile for anycreature to inhabit. Deserts have been classified in a number of ways,generally combining total precipitation, how many days the rainfall occurs,temperature, humidity, and sometimes additional factors. In some places,deserts have clear boundaries marked by rivers, mountains or other landforms,while in other places, there are no clear-cut borders between desert and otherlandscape features.
B
In aridareas where there is not any covering of vegetation protecting the land, sandand dust storms will frequently take place. This phenomenon often occurs alongthe desert margins instead of within the deserts, where there are already nofiner materials left. When a steady wind starts to blow, fine particles on theopen ground will begin vibrating. As the wind picks up, some of the particlesare lifted into the air. When they fall onto the ground, they hit otherparticles which will then be jerked into the air in their turn, initiating achain reaction.
C
Therehas been a tremendous deal of publicity on how severe desertification can be,but the academic circle has never agreed on the causes of desertification. Acommon misunderstanding is that a shortage of precipitation causes thedesertification—even the land in some barren areas will soon recover after therain falls. In fact, more often than not, human activities are responsible fordesertification. It might be true that the explosion in world population,especially in developing countries, is the primary cause of soil degradationand desertification. Since the population has become denser, the cultivation ofcrops has gone into progressively drier areas. It’s especially possible forthese regions to go through periods of severe drought, which explains why cropfailures are common. The raising of most crops requires the natural vegetationcover to be removed first; when crop failures occur, extensive tracts of landare devoid of a plant cover and thus susceptible to wind and water erosion. Allthrough the 1990s, dryland areas went through a population growth of 18.5 percent, mostly in severely impoverished developing countries.
D
Livestockfarming in semi-arid areas accelerates the erosion of soil and becomes one ofthe reasons for advancing desertification. In such areas where the vegetationis dominated by grasses, the breeding of livestock is a major economicactivity. Grasses are necessary for anchoring barren topsoil in a dryland area.When a specific field is used to graze an excessive herd, it will experience aloss in vegetation coverage, and the soil will be trampled as well as bepulverised, leaving the topsoil exposed to destructive erosion elements such aswinds and unexpected thunderstorms. For centuries, nomads have grazed theirflocks and herds to any place where pasture can be found, and oases haveoffered chances for a more settled way of living. For some nomads, wherever theymove to, the desert follows.
E
Treesare of great importance when it comes to maintaining topsoil and slowing downthe wind speed. In many Asian countries, firewood is the chief fuel used forcooking and heating, which has caused uncontrolled clear- cutting of forests indryland ecosystems. When too many trees are cut down, windstorms and duststorms tend to occur.
F
What’sworse, even political conflicts and wars can also contribute todesertification. To escape from the invading enemies, the refugees will movealtogether into some of the most vulnerable ecosystems on the planet. Theybring along their cultivation traditions, which might not be the right kind ofpractice for their new settlement.
G
In the 20th century, one of the states ofAmerica had a large section of farmland that had turned into desert. Sincethen, actions have been enforced so that such a phenomenon of desertificationwill not happen again. To avoid the reoccurring of desertification, peopleshall find other livelihoods which do not rely on traditional land uses, arenot as demanding on local land and natural resource, but can still generateviable income. Such livelihoods include but are not limited to drylandaquaculture for the raising of fish, crustaceans and industrial compoundsderived from microalgae, greenhouse agriculture, and activities that arerelated to tourism. Another way to prevent the reoccurring of desertificationis bringing about economic prospects in the city centres of drylands and placesoutside drylands. Changing the general economic and institutional structuresthat generate new chances for people to support themselves would alleviate thecurrent pressures accompanying the desertification processes.
H
Innowadays society, new technologies are serving as a method to resolve theproblems brought by desertification. Satellites have been utilised toinvestigate the influence that people and livestock have on our planet Earth.Nevertheless, it doesn’t mean that alternative technologies are not needed tohelp with the problems and process of desertification.
Questions 14 - 20
Reading Passage 2 has eight paragraphs, A-H.
Which paragraph contains the followinginformation?
Write the correct letter, A-H, in boxes14-20 on your answer sheet.
NB You may use any letter more than once.
14 a reference to the irregular movement ofparticles
15 mention of a productive land turning intoa desert in the 20th century
16 types of deserts
17 mention of technical methods used totackle the problems of deserts
18 the influence of migration ondesertification
19. lack of agreement among the scientistsabout the causes of desertification
20. a description of the fatal effects offarming practice
Questions 21 - 26
Do the following statements agree with theinformation given in Reading Passage 2? In boxes 21-26 on your answer sheet,write
TRUE if the statement agrees with theinformation
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this
21. It is difficult to ascertain where thedeserts end in some areas.
22. Media is uninterested in the problems ofdesertification.
23. The most common cause of desertificationis the lack of rainfall.
24. Farming animals in semi-arid areas willincrease soil erosion.
25. People in Asian countries no longer usefirewood as the chief fuel.
26. Technology studying the relationship ofpeople, livestock and desertification has not yet been invented.
答案：
题型：匹配题+判断题
匹配题
14. B
15. G
16. A
17. H
18. D
19. C
20. C
判断题
21. true
22. false
23. false
24. true
25. notgiven
26. false
Passage3主题：飞行器
填空+判断
27. 一种金属
28. 一种鸟
29. 固定翼
30. thrust/lift
31. 待回忆
32. F
33. NG
34. 待回忆
35. 回弹
36. 起帅落架
37. 待回忆
38. unravelled
39. 待回忆
40 .instrument
【小作文】
柱状图。澳大利亚人三个年份参加休闲活动百分比+五种活动男女占比
【大作文】
Some people think that there could be more benefits to society if more people studied business than history. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
范文：
In today’s rapidly evolving world, a strong focus on business education is essentialfor societal advancement. I firmly believe that prioritizing the study ofbusiness over history can yield more substantial benefits for contemporarysociety.
The modern economy thrives on innovation and entrepreneurship, which are primarilyrooted in business principles. When individuals are equipped with businessknowledge, they can create more job opportunities and drive economic growth.For instance, in China, the surge of technology startups often stems fromindividuals with strong business acumen. These startups not only contribute towealth creation but also foster a vibrant job market, as seen with the rise ofcompanies like Alibaba and Tencent. Their founders’ understanding of business strategies has transformed the economiclandscape, showcasing the profound impact that prioritizing business studiescan have on society.
Moreover, a well-rounded understanding of business prepares individuals to navigate thecomplexities of the global economy. In a nation as large and diverse as China,shifts in market demands require adaptive skills and a keen sense of commercialawareness. The rise of e-commerce amid the pandemic exemplifies this; entrepreneurswho could quickly pivot their business models thrived, while those without suchexpertise struggled. Thus, emphasizing business education can enhanceadaptability and resilience within the workforce, crucial attributes in today'sfast-paced environment.
In conclusion, while history offers valuable insights, the tangible benefits ofstudying business outweigh the advantages of historical knowledge. By investingin business education, society can cultivate innovative leaders who arewell-equipped to tackle the challenges of the modern economy.
