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Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.
Different people may find that different learning methods work best for them. While some would turn to tutoring in order to get better grades, others choose to join study groups. In fact, many universities encourage their students to form study groups and make good use of them.
“Two heads are better than one.” That’s the simple idea behind study groups. By participating in a study group, students can benefit from some of their best academic resources: other students. They get to pick each other’s brains and improve their own understanding of different problems. Moreover, study groups can create the slightly tense atmosphere in which it’s good to study. For example, some students tend to procrastinate (拖延) when they are studying by themselves; however, by joining a study group, they get to observe their peers who are working diligently and are likely to thus have motivation for working harder.
Study groups work best when they are small, but not too small—four to five participants is about right. And it’s necessary to make sure everyone has the same goal, to prepare for a particular test, to discuss class readings or to review the week’s lecture notes. Besides, socializing in the group would make studying more fun as long as it took up only a small portion of group study time.
In addition, to maximize the efficiency, some study groups like to assign members certain roles, and thus efficiency will be promoted. Besides an organizer, who gets group members to agree to a common purpose and a convenient time and place, there often is a group member playing the role of a source-seeker, whose duty is to remind group members to identify their sources. For instance, when a group member says “I read somewhere that ... ,” the source-seeker should ask for specifics. This person reminds the group that it’s important to know who said what and where it was said. And a gatekeeper, who tries to make sure that all group members are participating, may ask a direct question to help a shy person participate, or find a way to get a dominating member to listen.
(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN EIGHT WORDS.)
78. Many universities encourage students to take advantage of ________ for better grades rather than learning alone.
79. Peers are not only the best academic resources but also motivate each other to _________ when learning in groups.
80. According to paragraph 3, besides the small size, what are the other two factors that could help a study group work best?
81. All the members in the study group will be assigned different roles because people believe that it will result in _______.
第II卷（共47分）
I. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1、孩子们总是对圣诞节的礼物充满好奇。(curious)
2、我们不确定能否按时完成任务。(sure)
3、对学生而言，身心健康与在学业表现中取得进步同样重要。(as…as)
4、评委和专家们对他昨天在表演时脸部表情以及手势动作的印象极为深刻。（impress）
5、大家一致认为任何有责任心和毅力的人都有资格申请该职位。（whoever）
II. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120–150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你班班长打算在寒假组织一次班级活动，有三种方案：一、慈善义卖帮助家庭有困难的同学；二、聘请英语专家介绍有效的学习方法；三、组织一次班级新年派对。作为班级的一员，请你根据你的实际情况，在三项方案中选择其一，提出对该项活动的建议并谈谈理由。
你的写作中必须包括：
在三项方案中选择其一；
对该方案提出建议；
谈谈你提出建议的理由。
